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DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE 


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Farms  in  Connecticut  for  Sale. 


By  T.  S.  GOLD, 

Secretary  of  the  State  Board  .of  Agriculture. 


August,  1899. 


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PREFACE    TO    THE    FIRST    EDITION    OF    FARMS 
FOR    SALE    IN    CONNECTICUT. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  held  at  Hartford, 
January  20,  1892,  the  Secretary  presented  the  subject  of 
"  Abandoned  Farms,"  stating  that  he  had  received  numerous 
applications  for  a  list  of  such  farms. 

After  discussion,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  collect  and  publish  at 
his  discretion  a  list  of  farms  for  sale  in  the  state. 

In  accord  with  this  instruction,  the  following  circular  and 
blank  for  replies  were  published  and  widely  distributed : 

,  State  of  Connecticut, 

Board  of  Agriculture. 

FARMS  FOR  SALE  IN  CONNECTICUT. 

Frequent  inquiries  have  been  received  by  me  for  lists  of  "  aban- 
doned farms  "  in  Connecticut.  While  this  name  is  a  misnomer  as 
applicable  to  any  considerable  extent  to  any  lands  in  Connecticut, 
yet  it  is  true  that  in  most  of  the  rural  districts  there  are  farms  for 
sale  at  very  low  prices,  taking  into  account  the  buildings  and  other 
improvements  upon  them;  and  to  meet  the  Avants  of  those  who 
are  looking  for  homes  in  Connecticut,  and  in  the  interest  of  those 
who  have  farms  to  sell,  the  Board  of  Agriculture  undertakes  the  work 
of  collecting  and  publishing  a  list  of  farms  for  sale  in  Connecticut,  with 
brief  description  and  price. 

To  secure  this  list  this  circular  is  sent  to  officials  of  towns,  agri- 
cultural societies,  farmers'  clubs,  granges,  and  private  individuals, 
with  request  to  make  pro.mpt  return  to  me,  by  them  or  the  owners, 
on  accompanj'ing  blanks,  of  all  farms  for  sale  in  their  respective 
townships. 

No  compensation  is  provided  for  furnishing  this  information,  but 
all  interested  in  the  welfare  of  Connecticut  are  invited  to  assist  in 
making  the  list  as  complete  as  possible.  To  all  those  replying  to 
this  circular  a  copy  of  list  will  be  sent  as  soon  as  published. 

T.  S.  GOLD,  Secretary. 

West  Cornwall,  Conn.,  Jan.  29,  1892.  j 


4  FARMS    FOR    SALE.  ' 

State  of  Connecticut, 
Board   of   Agriculture. 

Farm  for  sale  in   the  town  of 

Number  of  acres  of  farm, 

mowing, 

pasture, 

"  "  woodland,    

"  "  suitable  for  cultivation,  

House  —  Size,    Size    of    L,    

No.  of  rooms Condition, 

Barns  —  Size, Condition 

Other  Buildings,  

Fences  —  Kind,   Condition,   

Water  Supply,   

Fruit  Trees  —  Number,  Kind,  

Railroad  Station,  Name,  Distance,   

Post-office,  " "  

Church,  "         "         

School,  "         "         

Peculiarities  of  location,  as  hill,  valley,  proximity  to  streams,  rivers, 

or  lakes,  historical  memories, 

Character  of  soil,  as  sandy,  loamy,  etc., 

General  condition  of  the  property,  , 

Price, Terms  of  Sale, 

Address  of  the  owner,  

or  of  Persons  authorized  to  sell  the  property, _ 

Note.  —  Every  one  must  see  the  necessity  of  a  fair  account  of  the 
property  to  secure  a  purchaser.  Additional  blanks  furnished  on  re- 
quest. 

T.  S.  GOLD,  Secretary. 

West  Cornwall,  Conn. 

The  question  of  "  abandoned  farms  "  has  been  so  widely 
discussed  that  it  has  been  hard  for  many  persons  to  see  that 
it  was  not  in  that  class  of  property  alone  that  our  interest 
was  enlisted.  Some  farms  have  been  abandoned  because, 
from  location  or  otherwise,  they  ought  to  be  abandoned ;  their 
legitimate  use  was  for  growing  wood  and  timber,  rather  than 
for  general  farming. 

The  diversion  of  travel  and  the  removal  of  small  business 
centers  and  small  manufacturing  industries  have  caused  some 
property  once  occupied  to  be  no  longer  in  demand.  In  other 
cases  the  owners  have  preferred  to  let  houses  and  lands  remain 
unoccupied — "  abandoned  "  as  far  as  occupancy  is  concerned — 
rather  than  to  be  at  the  expense  of  repairs  to  fit  the  place  for 
a  tenant,  or  even  to  persuade  themselves  to  a  sale  to  some 
chance  customer  who  might  offer. 

Our  expressed  opinion,  that  such  cases  arc  rare  of  "  aban- 
doned farms  "  in  Connecticut  has  been  confirmed  bv  the  re- 


REPORT    OF    THE    SECRETARY.  5 

ports  returned  to  this  office.  Many  read,  "  No  abandoned 
farms  in  this  town  " ;  others,  "  No  farms  for  sale  in  this  town." 

But,  when  we  set  aside  these  two  classes  —  the  "  abandoned 
farms  "  and  the  townships  where  there  are  none,  or  where 
there  are  no  farms  for  sale  — we  find  that  there  are  a  large 
number  of  farms  in  every  degree  of  desirability  and  condi- 
tion of  culture  and  buildings  which  are  for  sale  at  very  low 
prices,  in  proportion  to  the  cost  of  the  buildings  and  fences, 
expended  even  in  a  very  few  years.  Death  of  the  owner,  cr 
other  family  circumstances,  place  on  the  miarket  much  very 
valuable  property.  There  are  in  some  sections  small  farms 
very  desirable  as  residences,  where  the  owner  used  to  follow 
some  trade,  now  removed  to  the  village  or  city,  gaining  only 
a  part  of  his  support  from  his  farm.  In  some  towns  these 
places,  as  they  came  on  the  market  during  the  last  fifty  years  — 
for  that  period  covers  about  the  time  of  this  change  — ■  were 
bought  up  and  absorbed  by  the  larger  farms,  used  for  pasturage 
or  the  growth  of  wood ;  in  others  they  remain  as  separate  hold- 
ings, and  are  ofifered  at  very  low  prices.  As  Secretary  of  the 
State  Board,  I  wish  it  to  be  plainly  understood  that  my  con- 
nection with  the  business  will  end  when  I  have  published  and 
distributed  this  list,  and  that  intending  purchasers  must  deal 
directly  with  the  owners,  and  not  through  this  office. 

We  have  undertaken  this  work  because  we  believed  that 
many  were  seeking  rural  homes  in  Connecticut,  and  from 
our  strong  faith  that  Connecticut  offers  to  all  such  a  climate 
unsurpassed  in  healthfulness ;  a  soil  of  great  variety  and  pro- 
ductiveness, yielding  to  good  culture  "  all  manner  of  fruits  "  ; 
in  her  hills  and  valleys  most  varied  and  attractive  scenery ; 
furnishing  in  her  rocks  study  for  the  geologist,  in  her  high- 
ways and  fields  flowers  for  the  botanist,  or  merely  for  the 
admirers  of  these  glories  of  nature,  with  field  and  forest  full  of 
wild  fruits  and  nuts  in  their  season,  while  brook  and  lake  fur- 
nish sport  for  the  angler ;  facility  of  travel ;  dotted  with  cities  of 
our  own,  and  easy  of  access  from  all  the  great  cities  of  the  East ; 
blessed  with  the  purest  air  and  water  that  heaven  or  earth 
afif ords ;  with  mail,  telegraph,  and  telephone  reaching  every 
hamlet;  with  churches,  schools,  and  libraries  within  easy 
reach  —  what  more  shall  we  claim  for  Connecticut  as  the  best 
place  to  live  in  the  whole  United  States? 

The  exact  language  of  the  descriptions  has  been  retained, 


O  FARMS    FOR    SALE. 

but  necessarily  abbreviated  by  the  omission   of    ''  about  "  as 
applied  to  figures,  and  some  details  and  reasons  for  selling. 

Among  the  farms  offered  are  some  of  the  best  in  the  State, 
and  the  person  looking-  for  a  farm  or  country  residence  must 
be  hard  to  suit  who  cannot  find  a  place  adapted  to  his  wants 
among  those  which  are  here  offered. 

T.  S.  GOLD,  Secretary. 

West  Cornwall.  March  i,  1892. 


PREFACE  TO  THE  SECOND  EDITION  OF  "  FARMS 
FOR  SALE." 

The  first  edition  is  nearly  exhausted,  and  a  very  large  number 
of  the  farms  registered  in  the  list  of  1892  have  found  pur- 
chasers. The  truth  of  the  statements  there  made  of  the  con- 
ditions and  circumstances  under  which  these  farms  are  offered 
for  sale  is  confirmed  by  experience.  Also  the  desire  of  the 
people  in  the  cities  to  secure  a  summer  home  of  their  own  in 
the  country  is  very  apparent  from  numerous  letters  of  inquiry 
in  that  direction. 

Again  we  repeat  with  emphasis  our  previous  statement  that 
Connecticut  offers  in  its  soil  and  climate,  air  and  water,  scenery, 
wild  or  cultured,  facilities  of  travel,  where  education,  character, 
and  refined  tastes  are  not  confined  to  the  few  but  are  enjoyed  by 
the  many  —  so  that  Connecticut  is  not  surpassed  by  any  other- 
section  of  the  country  to  live  in.  We  complain  of  our  climate. 
It  is  not  perpetual  spring  with  the  bursting  buds  and  hopes  of 
May,  or  continual  summer ;  nor  does  the  fruitage  of  autumn 
always  continue  to  fill  our  laps  with  a  store  of  nuts  and  fruits  — 
yet  the  golden  pumpkin  yellows  in  the  sun,  a  reminder  of 
thanksgiving  —  a  feast  so'  adapted  to  the  season  of  the  year, 
that  the  Yankee  will  keep  it,  even  in  distant  and  diverse  climes. 
Letters  of  inquiry  from  all  New  England  seek  the  milder 
climate  of  Connecticut. 

We  have  just  enough  of  winter  to  tone  up  our  systems,  to 
give  a  taste  of  its  pleasures  and  to  prepare  us  for  the  activities  of 
spring.  Though  the  weather  is  a  perpetual  source  of  com- 
plaint, who  would  trust  his  most  esteemed  friend  to  control 


REPORT    OF    THE    SECRETARY.  7 

it?  The  succession  of  the  seasons  with  varied  heat  and  cold, 
dust  and  mud,  are  essential  elements  of  happiness.  We  should 
tire  of  a  life  where  there  were  no  disappointments.  If  all  fruits 
were  equally  good  and  perfect,  and  dropped  into  our  baskets, 
where  would  be  the  delights  of  horticulture?  Climbing  hills 
is  tiresome,  but  the  reward  of  the  view  at  the  hilltop  is  sure. 

Those  who  have  gone  from  Connecticut  bear  in  affectionate 
remembrance  these  scenes  of  their  youth.  To  others  we  say, 
in  the  language  of  one  of  our  correspondents,  "  Come  and  see 
for  yourself."  The  pure  water  from  our  gushing  springs 
continues  to  flow  as  refreshing  as  ever. 

I  preserved  the  applications  for  the  "  List  of  Farms  "  for  a 
considerable  period  that  I   might  know  whence  they  came. 

Of  course,  they  were  most  numerous  from  Connecticut,  but 
New  York  numbered  231,  Massachusetts,  121,  while  almost 
every  state  in  the  Union,  with  Canada  and  the  Bermudas,  called 
for  lesser  numbers,  from  Maine  to  Florida,  and  West  to 
California.     The  wanderers  wish  to  return. 


EXTRACTS  FROM  CORRESPONDENCE. 

North  Carolina:     "  I  wish  to  locate  in  the  North,  and  establish 
a  permanent  home,   and   embark  in  the   cattle  business   to   raise  fat 
beeves  for  the  market.     Would  prefer  to  be  right  on  the  coast  or  in  a 
tp       mountain  section." 

Maryland:  "I  wish  for  a  small  farm,  land  of  not  so  much  con- 
sequence; four  or  five  acres  would  do.  I  want  to  start  in  chicken  rais- 
ing (mother  and  daughter),  not  too  far  from  town,  and  price  reason- 
able. Connecticut  is  .my  native  state,  and  I  have  always  cherished 
a  love  for  her,  although  she  is  stony  and  hilly. 

Massachusetts:  "  I  have  in  mind  to  change  my  location,  and  pur- 
chase a  farm  somewhere  in  your  state.  I  want  a  farm  adapted  to 
milk  production,  and  also  good  orchard  land,  as  I  purpose  to  set  a 
large  winter  apple  orchard,  with  some  pears,  plums,  and  peaches. 
Healthy  location,  moderate  elevation,  pure  water,  and  within  moderate 
distance  of  market  or  railroad,  schools,   churches,   etc.,   required." 

Michigan:  "  I  have  been  in  Connecticut  and  like  it  very  well  " — 
has  a  good  farm  of  80  acres  —  and  "  would  like  to  exchange  for  one 
in  Connecticut." 

Bermuda  Island:  "What  I  want  is  a  summer  home  for  about 
three  months,  July,  August,  and  September,  in  a  picturesque  part  of 
Connecticut." 

Long  Island  :  "If  you  know  of  any  low-priced  farms  not  occupied  I 
would  like  to  know  of  them." 


8  FARMS    FOR    SALE. 

New  York  City:  "  Is  looking  for  a  small  farm  in  a  good 
location  for  the  purpose  of  engaging  in  fruit  culture." 

Wisconsin:  "I  intend  to  go  back  to  New  England  next  fall  and  buy  a 
small  farm.     I  formerly  lived  in  Vermont." 

Michigan:  "  Please  send  me  your  list  of  farms  in  Connecticut, 
as  I  am  thinking  of  locating  somewhere  in  the  East.  I  also  have  two 
friends  who  are  thinking  of  making  a  change." 

Ohio:  "Now  I  am  desirous  of  going  East  on  account  of  the 
markets.  And  as  I  have  a  fine  herd  of  A.  J.  C.  C,  have  thought  best 
to  write  you,  and  if  you  have  a  catalogue  of  farms  please  mail  me  one."  . 

Pennsylvania:  Wants  to  get  a  farm  in  Connecticut  to  raise 
poultrj^,  fruit,  and  vegetables.  "  If  we  go  to  Stonington,  what  do  you 
think  it  will  cost  us  to  take  a  team,  cow,  a  few  tools,  wagon,  buggy, 
cutter,  and  just  enough  household  goods  with  two  little  children 
to  get  along  with?  We  haven't  sold  out  yet,  but  expect  to  soon.  We 
want  to  get  a  place  we  can  pay  for  in  a  little  while.  We're  poor  on 
account  of  sickness." 

New  York  City:  "  Both  my  wife  and  myself  have  an  idea  of 
buying  from  50  to  loo  acres  where  a  decent  income  can  be  derived 
from  poultry  and  the  raising  of  vegetables.  Any  way,  my  health  will 
not  stand  very  much  more  confinement  in  an  office." 

Chicago,  III.  :  "  Being  desirous  of  locating  on  a  farm  before  long, 
and  hearing  that  such  lands  can  be  bought  as  cheap  as  in  the  West, 
I  ask  you  for  your  Catalogue  of  Farms  for  Sale." 

California:  "As  I  am  desirous  of  removing  to  a  cooler  locality, 
I  shall  be  greatly  obliged  if  you  will  send  me  a  list  of  the  different  farms 
you  have  for  sale." 

Boston,  Massachusetts:  "As  an  artist,  I  ask  your  advice  about 
the  best  location,  where  scenery  is  the  finest,  viz. :  fine,  old  trees, 
by  brooks,  or  stream,  or  lake,  or  meadows,  where  a  landscape  painter 
could  find  plenty  of  material  and  a  pleasant  home  —  not  too  far  from 
Boston,  free  from  malaria  and  fevers." 

Toronto,  Ont.  :  "  I  am  looking  for  an  abandoned  farm  somewhere 
in  New  England.  I  want  25  to  50  acres  —  perhaps  between  New 
Haven  and  Stonington,  with  some  —  even  if  very  little  —  of  the  land  on 
the  shore.     I  prefer  not  to  be  near  a  town." 

Washington,  D.  C. :  "I  am  a  Yankee,  bred  and  born  on  a 
farm,  and  have  always  thought  I  should  like  to  end  my  days  on  one  — 
a  farm  in  the  country.  I  have  only  a  part  of  a  month  for  a  vacation 
this  year;  but  if  you  will  send  me  a  copy  of  your  pamphlet  I  think  I 
will  take  my  vacation  in  a  tramp  through  Connecticut  with  a  view  to 
purchasing  some  old  place,  farm,  or  homestead,  if  I  can  find  one  to  suit 
mc." 


LIST  OF  FARMS  FOR  SALE  IN  CONNECTICUT. 


ABBREVIATIONS. 


a.  —  Acres.  T.  —  Trees, 

m.  —  mowing.  F.  —  Fruit, 

p.  —  pasture.  A.  —  Apple, 

w.  —  woodland.            '  R.  S.  —  Railroad  Station. 
Cult.  —  Suitable  for  Cultivation.     P.  O.  —  Post  Office, 

m.  —  mile.  C.  —  Church. 

H.  —  House.  S.  —  School. 

B.  —  Barn.  Cong.  —  Congregational, 

c.  —  condition.  Meth.  —  JMethodist. 

g.  —  good.  Epis.  - —  Episcopal. 

F.  —  Fences.  Bap.  —  Baptist. 

W.  —  Water.  Cath.  —  Catholic. 
r.  —  rooms. 


HARTFORD  COUNTY. 

Avon.  65  a.  —  15  m.,  16  p.,  10  w.,  24  S.  Cult.;  H.,  24x40, 
L,  14  X  24,  II  r.,  c.  g.,  painted  and  blinds,  large  glass  windows, 
2  verandas.  B.,  one  34  x  36,  one  14  x  34,  c.  g.,  painted,  matched 
boards;  shop  and  woodshed,  14x34;  wagon  house,  15x32; 
icehouse,  14x14;  cornhouse,  12x20;  4  large  henhouses,  4 
large  hen  yards,  6  feet  w.  fence;  henhouses  covered  with 
matched  boards  and  painted,  steel  roofs.  F.,  wire  and  rail, 
two-thirds  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  2  wells,  i  cistern,  good  trout  brook 
in  pasture.  F.  T.,  100  A.,  pears,  peaches,  and  plums.  R.  S., 
Unionville,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  West  Avon,  I  m.  C,  Cong.,  i^  m. 
S.,  dist.,  y^  m.  Level,  some  hills;  260  feet  brick  walks  around 
house  and  yard;  yard  with  fine  shade  trees;  good  neighbor- 
hood; some  sandy  loam,  some  good  lowland.  General  con- 
dition of  property  good,  roofs  and  barn  painted.  Price,  $3,000, 
Yz  mortgage.     F.  S.  Hart,  West  Avon. 

Berlin.  30  a.  —  8  m.,  22  p.,  10  S.  Cult.  H.,  none.  B., 
none.  F.,  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  plenty.  F.  T.,  50  grafted.  R.  S., 
BerHn,  2^  m.     P.  O.,  Berhn,  i  m.     C,  Berlin,  i  m.     S.,  Berlin. 


10  .  FAR^ilS    FOR    SALE. 

■y  m.  Small  stream  running  through  it;  land  nearly  level,  can 
drive  all  over  it.  Soil,  loamy,  no  stone  to  speak  of.  General 
condition  of  the  property  good,  and  room  for  much  improve- 
ment; there  are  dwelling-houses  near  by  and  one  could  be 
purchased.     Price,  $600.     Oliver  H.  Bidwell,  Berlin. 

Bloomfield.  36  a.  —  H.,  Frame  and  stone,  8  r.,  c.  g.  B., 
large,  4  stalls,  c.  g.  F.,  wood,  c.  g.  W.,  pump  and  well.  F. 
T.,  A.  R.  S.,  Bloomfield.  P.  O.,  Bloomfield.  C,  Cong. 
Condition  of  the  property,  g.  Price,  $2,500;  mortgage,  $500. 
F.  M.  Lincoln,  P.  O.  box  761,  Hartford. 

Bristol.  100  a.  —  Majority  of  land  suitable  for  tillage,  with 
pasture;  small  amount  of  woodland,  enough  for  farm  use.  H., 
large  farm-house  and  ell,  rather  old,  c.  fair.  B.,  very  large, 
nearly  new,  c.  g.  F.,  rail  and  wire,  c.  fair.  W.,  well,  cistern. 
F.  T.,  A.  R.  S.,  Pequabuck,  i-^-  m.  P.  O.,  Pequabuck,  i^  m. 
C,  several,  within  2  m.  S.,  dist.,  f  m.  Hill  land,  lies  sloping 
toward  the  south  and  west;  pond  near.  Soil,  rich  loam;  land 
in  fair  shape,  barns  excellent;  one  of  the  best  farms  about  here. 
Price,  $3,500,  Yt,  cash.     Bristol  Savings  Bank,  Bristol. 

Bristol.  100  a.  —  10  m.,  10  p.,  20  w.,  20  S.  Cult.  H.,  9  r., 
c.  g.  B.,  c.  g.  F.,  wood  and  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  well,  brook  in 
pasture.  F.  T.,  large,  A.,  pears,  peaches.  R.  S.,  Bristol,  i-i 
m.  P.  O.  Bristol,  i^  m.  C,  Bristol,  i^  m.  S.,  close  by,  1,000 
feet.  On  Fall  Mountain,  near  reservoir.  Soil,  loamy,  c.  g. 
Price,  $1,600,  mortgaged  for  $600  to  savings  bank.  C.  V. 
Mason  &  Co.,  Bristol. 

Bristol.  65  a. — 25  m.,  15  p.,  10  w.,  15  S.  Cult.  H.,  large, 
13  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  large,  c.  g. ;  cornhouse,  henhouse,  and  wagon- 
sheds.  F.,  wire,  c.  new.  W.,  fine  well  and  pump  in  L.  F.  T., 
peach,  150;  pear,  18;  plum,  i  doz.;  A.,  large  orchard;  quince^  2 
doz.;  cherry,  4;  also  4  doz.  grape  vines  4  years  old.  R.  S., 
Bristol,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Bristol,  2  m.  C,  Bap.,  nearest,  any  kind 
within  '2  m.  S.,  within  a  stone's  throw.  Situated  on  Fall 
Mountain,  excellent  view,  f  m.  from  Cedar  Lake;  rich  dark 
soil;  property  in  good  condition;  must  be  sold  on  account  of 
death;  sacrifice  price.  Mrs.  Julia  Whitman,  66  Prospect  St., 
Bristol;  C.  V.  Mason.  Real  Estate  Agent.  Bristol. 


HARTFORD    COUNTY.  II 

Burlington.  24  a.  —  12  m.,  8p.,  4  w.  H.,  22  x  24;  L.,  30; 
7  v.,  c.  new.  B.,  21  x  30,  newly  painted.  F.,  wire,  new. 
W.,  well  in  L.  F.  T.,  60  Baldwins  and  Greenings.  R.  S., 
Burlington,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Burlington,  -J  m.  C,  Burlington,  ^ 
m.  S.,  I  m.  Very  pleasantly  situated,  5  m.  from  Unionville 
and  Collinsville,  and  7  from  Bristol;  good  light  loam;  H. 
painted  and  blinds,  B.  painted.  Price,  $1,000,  ^  cash.  John 
D.  Luby,  Burlington. 

East  Granby.  2t,  a.  —  5  m.,  prime  grass,  9  p.,  3^  w.,  S. 
Cult.,  5.  H.,  27x35,  L,  20x25;  II  r.  and  2  large  halls,  c.  g. 
B.,  25x50,  c.  g.  Shop  and  a  shed,  c.  fair,  new  roofed;  ice- 
house (filled),  c.  g.  F.,  wire  and  rail,  mostly  wire,  wire  fences 
all  g.,  rail  fence  needs  repairs.  W.,  2  wells,  i  at  H.  and  i  at  B., 
large  cemented  cistern.  F.  T.,  32,  mostly  Greening  and  Bald- 
win A.,  some  summer  Golden  Sweet  and  Sweet  Russet,  2 
cherry  trees  and  a  few;  plum  and  peach  in  bearing.  R.  S., 
Tariffville,  3-J  th.,  new  station  being  built  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Tariff- 
ville,  I  m.  C.,  Cong.,  i  m.  S.,  i  m.  Situated  in  the  Con- 
necticut Valley,  2  m.  from  Farmington  River,  within  3  m.  of 
old  Newgate  Prison  and  copper  mines  of  Revolutionary  times. 
Rich  loam  mostly;  2  a.  of  p.  (sandy  soil),  has  and  will  raise  ex- 
cellent tobacco;  many  improvements  late  made.  Price,  $2,600, 
cash  preferred.     Mrs.  A.  L.  Hoff,  box  74,  East  Granby. 

Farmington.  50  a.  —  20  m.,  24  p.,  6  w.,  40  S.  Cult.  H.,  4 
r.  B.,  9  stalls,  c.  g.;  creamery,  icehouse,  hennery.  F.,  wood. 
W.,  well.  R.  S..  Farmington.  P.  O.,  Farmington.  C, 
Cong,  and  Epis.  S.,  yes.  General  condition  of  the  property, 
good.  Price,  $3,300,  mortgage,  $1,325.  F.  M.  Lincoln,  P. 
O.  box  761,  Hartford. 

Farmington.  50  a.  —  25  m.,  25  p.,  allS.  Cult.  .H.,  2^ 
stories,  9  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  wants  new  sills.  W.,  spring,  brook,  or 
river.  F.  T.,  A.  R.  S.,  Farmington,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Farming- 
ton,  2  m.  C,  Farmington,  2  m.  Nine  m.  from  Hartford,  good 
elevation.  Price,  cash,  $3,000,  will  take  mortgage  back  for 
$2,000.     E.  G.  Hart,  18  State  St.,  Hartford. 

Granby.  85  a.  —  20  m.,  30  p.,  35  w.,  18  S.  Cult.  H.,  24  x 
34,  L,  20  X  30,  9  r.,  c.  fair.     B.,  30  x  36,  c.  fair;  tobacco  build- 


12  FARMS    FOR    SALE. 

ing  and  sheds.  F.,  wire  and  rail,  c.  fair,  some  poor  in  pastures. 
W.,  good  well  and  never  failing  spring.  F.  T.,  A.,  pears,  and 
plums.  R.  S.,  Cherry  Brook,  6  m.  P.  O.,  North  Canton,  i-| 
m.  C,  North  Canton,  i-J  m.  S.,  West  Granby,  -J  m.  On  a 
hill,  but  land  lies  level;  cream  route  past  the  house,  and  ice 
pond  on  place.  Soil,  loamy,  fair  condition.  Price,  $i,ooo,  ^ 
can  remain  on  mortgage.     Rollin  Church,  Station  A,  Winsted. 

Hartland.  50  a.  —  15  m.,  15  p.,  15  w.,  5  S.  Cult.  H., 
20x30,  L,  12x20,  8  r.,  c.  poor.  B.,  20x20  and  20x30,  c. 
fair;  horse  and  carriage  barn.  F.,  walls,  c.  fair.  W.,  good 
well  in  L,  and  flowing  spring.  F.  T.,  100  A.,  mostly  grafted. 
R.  S.,  Winsted  and  New  Plartford,  10  m.  P.  O.,  West  Hart- 
land,  ^  m.  C,  Cong,  and  M.  E.,  ^  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  On  a 
hill  about  1,300  feet  above  sea  level;  soil  stony;  condition  poor, 
having  been  rented  10  years.  Price,  $750,  $200  down  and  bal- 
ance on  mortgage  if  desired.     Horace  .Gates,  Medford.  Mass. 

Hartland.  90  a.  —  30  m.,  30  p.,  30  w.,  50  S.  Cult.  H., 
10  r.  (brick),  c.  fair.  B.,  24x30,  c.  fair;  woodhouse  and 
poultry-house.  F.,  stone  walls,  c.  fair.  W.,  well  and  springs, 
large  lake,  east  side.  F.  T.,  200,  A.,  pear,-  peaches,  principally 
A.,  extra  quality,  young,  and  productive.  R.  S.,  Winsted,  9 
m.  P.  O.,  Colebrook  River,  2  m.  C,  Hartland,  2  m.  S., 
crossroads,  ^  m.  High  ground,  adjoining  Hartland  Lake, 
very  healthy  and  valuable  for  summer  residence,  fishing,  hunt- 
ing; rich  heavy  loam.  Property  is  in  fair  condition,  known  as 
the  Gillette  Homestead.  Price,  $1,000;  terms,  $200  cash,  bal- 
ance $100  per  year.  George  A.  Isbell,  708  Chapel  St.,  New 
Plaven. 

Manchester.  40  a.  —  H.,  none.  B.,  none.  \A'.,  brook 
through  farm,  never  dry.  R.  S.,  Buckland,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Buck- 
land.  C,  Manchester.  S.,  Manchester.  Six  m.  from  Hart- 
ford, near  trolley  line.  Soil,  good  for  peaches,  chickeais.  pigs. 
Price,  $T,ooo.     E.  G.  Plart,  18  State  St.,  Hartford. 

Manchester.  36  a.  —  20  m.,  13  p.,  3  w.,  all  S.  Cult.  H., 
16x36,  L,  12x27,  9  r.,  c.  No.  I.  B.,  30x42,  c.  first-class; 
wagon  and  icehouse,  tobacco  and  wagon  sheds.  F.,  post  and 
rail  and   wire,  0.   g.     W.  in   H.  and   B.,  alsd  brook   running 


HARTFORD    COUNTY.  1 3 

through  place.  F.  T.,  36,  A.,  phims,  pears,  and  cherries,  also 
small  fruits.  R.  S.,  Talcottville,  -J  m.  P.  O.,  Talcottville,  ^  m. 
C,  Talcottville,  |-  m.  S.,  Oakland,  ^  m.  Situated  on  the  line 
of  the  Hartford,  Manchester  and  Rockville  Tramway,  cars  go 
past  the  door.  Soil,  sandy,  loamy.  Is  in  first-class  shape,  and 
will  be  sold  on  easy  terms  to  the  right  party.  Price  $4,000. 
A.  B.  Pierce,  box  148,  Manchester. 

Manchester.  75  a.  —  20  m.,  30  p.,  7  w.,  50  S.  Cult.  H., 
No.  I,  34  X  34,  4  r.;  No.  2,  25  x  28,  6  r.,  c.  A  No.  i ;  L,  16  x  30. 
B.,  No.  I,  32  x  40;  No.  2,  34  X  26,  c.  A  No.  i ;  slaughter-house, 
20  X  24.  F.,  mostly  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  No.  i  running  water  to 
H.  and  B.  F.  T.,  50  A.,  75  peach,  cherry,  pear,  quince,  grape 
vines,  plums.  R.  S.,  Buckland,  ^  m.  .  P.  O.,  Buckland,  -J  m. 
C,  I  m.  S.,  Buckland,  -|  m.  Buckland  red  sandstone  quarry 
is  on  above  farm,  and  is  a  valuable  property;  mostly  light  loam, 
with  yellow  clay  sub-soil;  No.  i  condition.  Price,  farm, 
$7,000,  and  quarry,  $2,000,  or  together,  at  $8,000.  C.  O.  Wol- 
cott,  Buckland. 

Manchester.  23  a. — H.,  frame,  7  r.  B.,  8  stalls.  W.,  well, 
trout  brook.  R.  S.,  Manchester  trolley  and  N.  Y.  &  N.  E.  R. 
R.  P.  O.,  Burnside.  General  condition  of  the  property  good. 
Price,  $5,000,  mortgage,  $1,300,  savings  bank;  2d  mortgage, 
$1,200  —  $2,500.     F.  M.  Lincoln,  P.  O.  box  761,  Hartford. 

Marlboro.  200  a.  —  50  m.,  75  p.,  75  w.  H.,  14  r.  R.  S., 
East  Hampton,  5  m.  Fine  trout  stream.  General  condition 
of  property,  good.  Price,  $3,000,  -J  cash,  balance  mortgage. 
E.  G.  Hart,  18  State  St.,  Hartford. 

New  Britain.  28  a. — 4  m.,  18  p.,  6  w.,  10  S.  Cult.  H., 
large,  9  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  20x35,  c.  g.  F.,  picket  and  rail,  c.  g. 
W.,  springs,  water  is  piped  to  H.  and  B.  F.  T.,  small  orchard 
A.  and  pear.  R.  S.,  New  Britain,  i|  m.  P.  O.,  New  Britain, 
i-|  m.  C,  New  Britain,  i^  m.  S.,  New  Britain,  ^  m.  Elec- 
tric cars  ^  m.  from  house.  On  a  southern  slope;  especially 
adapted  for  poultry  or  vineyard,  c.  g.  Price,  $3,800;  $800 
cash,  balance  on  installment  mortgage.  William  L.  Hatch, 
Agent,  21  West  Main  St.,  New  Britain. 


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Plainville.  250  a.  —  35  m.,  50  p.,  50  w.,  100  S.  Cult.'  H., 
9  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  3  large,  c.  2  fair,  i  g. ;  old  farm  H.  which  rents  for 
$5  per  month,  woodshed,  cider  mill.  F.,  various,  c.  g.  W., 
several  springs  and  good  well,  water  is  piped  to  H.  from  spring. 
F.  T.,  large  number  A.,  pear,  and  various.  R.  S.,  New  Britain,  3 
m.,  or  Plainville,  2  m.  P.  O.,  New  Britain,  3  m.,  or  Plainville, 
2  m.  C,  New  Britain,  3  m.,  or  Plainville,  2  m.  S.,  Plainville, 
^  m.  On  line  of  trolley  between  New  Britain  and  Plainville. 
Soil,  part  loam  and  part  sandy.  General  c.  of  the  property, 
g.  Price,  $4,500;  $1,000  cash,  balance  on  mortgage;  property 
is  worth  $6,000  at  least.  William  L.  Hatch,  Agent,  21  West 
Main  St.,  New  Britain. 

SiMSBURY.  81  a.  —  Keeps  7  cows  and  2  horses;  enough  w. 
for  family  use.  40  or  more  S.  Cult.  H.,  34  x  30,  7  r.,  L,  16  x 
18,  new,  c.  fair.  B.,  one  39  x  32,  with  basement,  c.  new,  just 
painted;  one  40x36,  with  basement,  c.  new;  tobacco  B.,  one 
30  X  45,  one  14  X  18  for  sorting  and  packing  tobacco.  F.,  wire 
mostly.  W.,  2  wells.  F.  T.,  60  five  years  old,  10  kinds,  early  and 
late;  many  natives  to  be  grafted.  R.  S.  and  P.  O.,  Weatogue, 
y^  m.  C,  2  Cong,  and  Meth.,  2  m.  S.,  Yz  m.  A  brook  runs 
through  farm,  and  river  on  the  east;  is  all  in  one  piece;  the  Tal- 
cott  Mountains  are  beautiful;  soil  in  variety,  adapted  to  to- 
bacco, etc.  General  c.  of  the  property,  better  than  average, 
ought  to  keep  10  or  12  cows.  Price,  with  5  cows  and  some 
other  things,  $2,800,  $500  cash,  the  rest  can  remain  on  uTort- 
gage  for  long  term.     John  B.  Stacy,  Weatogue. 

SouTHiNGTON.  io-|  a.  —  8  m.,  \  w.,  2  cultivated,  more  could 
be.  H.,  large,  i6  r.,  c.  g.  Two  B.,  icehouse,  and  carriage- 
house.  W.,  spring,  well,  running  water  in  B.  F.  T.,  abund- 
ance, pears.  A.,  etc.,  berries.  R.  S.,  New  Britain,  3  m.  P.  O., 
New  Britain,  3  m.  C  New  Britain,  3  m.  S.,  New  Britain, 
2  m.  S.,  Southington,  i  m.  Near  New  Britain  reservoir, 
called  Shuttlemeadow  Lake.  General  c.  of  the  property,  g., 
desirable  as  a  summer  home;  land  and  part  of  house  could  be 
rented  to  pay  all  expenses.  Price,  $1,600;  cash  $1,100.  lialance 
on  mortgage.  William  L.  Hatch,  Agent.  2\  West  Main  St., 
New  Britain. 


HARTFORD    COUNTY.  1 5 

West  Hartford,  io  a.  —  9  m.,  ^  w.,  8  or  more  by  drain- 
ing S.  Cult.  H.,  40  X  35,  7  r.,  L,  (woodshed)  about  20  x  20, 
old  house  repaired  15  years  ago.  B.,  40x40,  c.  fair;  shop, 
25  X  20.  F.,  slat  and  Page  wire,  c.  g.  so  far  as  fenced.  W., 
well,  cistern,  millpond,  and  good  spring.  F.  T.,  55,  25  A.,  30 
pear.  R.  S.,  Hartford,  4  m.  P.  O.,  West  Hartford,  Yz  m. 
C,  West  Hartford,  3  denom.,  ^  m.  S.,  West  Hartford,  graded 
and  high,  Yz  m..  10  minute  trolley  cars  to  Hartford  run 
within  Yi  in-  Gentle  slope  from  front  on  Main  St.  to  millpond 
about  700  or  800  feet  in  the  rear;  good  gravel  loam  front,  clay 
rear;  condition  of  the  property,  fair;  a  good  front  on  Main  St., 
valuable  for  building  lots.  Price,  $6,000.  Mrs.  C.  W.  Flag 
Yonkers,  N.  Y.     M.  A.  Flagg,  West  Hartford,  Agent. 


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Windsor.  100  a.  —  35  m.,  55  p.,  10  w.,  90  S.  Cult.  H.,  6 
r.,  L,  20  X  15,  c.  fair.  Three  B.,  quite  large,  c.  fair;  i  tobacco 
shed,  60  X  30,  and  lot  small  buildings.  F.,  all  right,  c.  g.  W., 
plenty  and  g.  F.  T.,  lot.  A.,  currants.  R.  S.,  Windsor,  i-J  m. 
P.  O.,  Windsor,  i^  m.  C,  Windsor,  i^  m.  S.,  Windsor,  i:^ 
m.  Situated  back  of  Windsor  Heights,  and  is  beautiful  soil; 
I  m.  from  trolley,  7  m.  from  Hartford  Court  House;  c.  of  prop- 
erty, g.  Price,  with  16  cows  and  bull,  pair  horses,  and  tools, 
wagons,  all  implements  and  farm  tools  such  as  on  farm,  $4,500 
M.  D.  Murphy,  Windsor. 

Windsor.  8^  a.  —  F.,  c.  fair.  W.,  g.  R.  S.,  Windsor,  \\ 
m.  P.  O.,  Windsor,  i^  m.  C,  i\  m.  S.,  i^  m.  Price,  $400. 
M.  D.  Murphy,  Windsor. 

Windsor.  15  a.  —  H.,  new,  2  story,  Avith  basement. 
B.,  new,  and  tobacco  shed.  W.,  Indian  spring.  R.  S.,  Wind- 
sor, i-|  m.  P.  O.,  Windsor,  i^  m.  C,  Windsor,  \\  m.  S., 
Windsor,  i^  m.  Situated  on  east  slope  of  Cook  Hill,  fine  view 
of  the  Conn.  Valley.  Soil,  best  for  tobacco.  General  c.  of 
property,  g.     Price  $2,600.     M.  D.  Murphy,  Windsor. 


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NEW  HAVEN  COUNTY. 

Cheshire.  8o  a.  —  25  m.,  45  p.,  10  w.,  50  S.  Cult.  H., 
35  X  35,  L,  18  X  12,  II  r.,  c.  g.  Two  B.,  main  B.,  40  x  40,  ex- 
tension, 50x20,  c.  g. ;  horse  B.,  18x28;  all  necessary  other 
buildings.  F.,  rail  and  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  abundant  at  H.  and  in 
the  fields.  F.  T.,  250,  A.,  pear,  peach,  and  plum,  also  a  variety  of 
small  fruits.  R.  S.,  Cheshire,  f  m.  Two  P.  O.,  Cheshire,  f  m. 
Five  C,  f  m.  S.,  academy,  high  school,  and  public  school, 
f  m.  On  a  low  ridge  of  land;  one  of  the  finest  locations  in  the 
town;  brook  runs  through  farm;  neighborhood,  A  i;  15  m. 
from  New  Haven;  red  rock  and  sandy  loam.  General  c,  fair 
to  g.     Price,  $5,000;  terms  to  suit.     Henry  S.  Frost,  Cheshire. 

Cheshire.  52  a.  —  18  m.,  14  p.,  7  w.,  12  S.  Cult.  H.,  24  x 
30,  L,  17  X  12,  12  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  46  X  26;  carriage-house,  20  x  32; 
shed  and  stable,  17  x  12,  c.  g.  All  other  necessary  buildings. 
F.,  rail,  stone,  and  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  well  never  dry  and  the  best, 
spring  on  farm  never  dry.  F.  T.,  A.  in  variety.  R.  S.,  South- 
ington  Road,  -J  m.  P.  O.,  Cheshire,  2^  m.  C,  Cong.,  Bap., 
Meth.,  Epis.,  and  Cath.,  2^  m.  S.,  i  m.  Located  on  main  road 
from  Cheshire  to  Southington;  land  lies  nearly  level,  slightly 
facing  the  south  and  west.  Soil  loamy.  General  c.  of  the 
property,  good.  Owing  to  infirmity  and  age  I  ofifer  my  farm 
for  sale  for  $3,000,  without  stock  or  tools;  ^  cash  down,  the  re- 
mainder on  mortgage,  interest  at  5  per  cent.  I  have  lived  on 
my  farm  and  worked  it  for  38  years,  and  it  is  not  an  abandoned 
farm.  Call  and  see  for  yourself.  I  can  keep  8  cows  and  2 
horses.  Creamery  within  f  m.  J.  H.  French,  box  58, 
Cheshire. 

Cheshire.  52  a.  —  18  m.,  12  p.,  7  w.,  15  S.  Cult;  location 
fine.  H.,  24x30,  L,  12  x  14,  12  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  26x36,  an- 
other 20x32  and  14  x  17,  c.  good;  henhouse,  corncrib,  wood- 
house  attached  to  house.  F.,  stone,  wire,  rail,  c.  g.  W.,  never 
failing  at  house,  barn,  and  pasture.  F.  T.,  A.  in  variety.  R. 
S.,  Southington  Road  Station,  ^  m.  P.  O.,  2^  m.  C,  2|  m. 
S.,  I  m.  Bushes  cleaned  up.  Soil,  loamy;  good  to  cultivate 
or  to  mow.  General  condition  of  the  property,  good.  Price. 
$3,000;  half  cash,  remainder  on  mortgage  at  5  per  cent..  J.  H. 
French,  Cheshire.  l)()x  58.  T  offer  stock  and  tools  at  a  reason- 
able price. 


NEW    HAVEN    COUNTY.  1 7 

East  Haven.  io8  a.  —  50  m.,  40  p.,  15  w.,  -/t,  S.  Cult. 
Two  H.,  30  X  40,  L,  15  X  25,  10  r.;  30  x  40,  7  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  60  x 
75,  carriage-house  attached,  20x25,  c.  almost  new;  icehouse. 
F.,  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  well  by  H.,  well  under  B.,  small  lake  near, 
and  river.  F.  T.,  100,  A.,  peach,  pear,  plum,  cherry.  R.  S., 
New  Haven,  5  m.  P.  O.,  Station  A.,  New  Haven,  mail  de- 
livered by  stage.  C,  about  2  minutes  walk  from  H.  S., 
about  4  minutes  walk  on  the  same  street.  In  a  valley  named 
Foxon,  after  an  old  Indian  chief,  who  made  the  locality  his 
tenting  grounds;  Saltonstall  Lake  near,  and  a  small  fishing 
stream  going  through  property.  Soil,  sandy,  loamy.  Prop- 
erty in  fair  condition,  being  rated  the  best  farm  in  the  locality, 
as  to  fertility,  location,  etc.  Price,  $6,000.  Mrs.  A.  V.  Haight, 
Station  A,  New  Haven. 

Guilford.  16  a.  —  6  m.,  10  p.,  all  of  it  S.  Cult.  H.,  24  x 
34,  L,  12  X  36,  kitchen,  etc.,  6  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  30  x  40,  c.  fair. 
Two  cowhouses  and  wagon-house,  cornhouse.  W.,  2  wells. 
F.  T.,  A.  and  pears;  10  or  15  A.  trees,  young,  good  bearing. 
R.  S.,  Guilford,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Guilford,  i  m.  C,  Guilford,  i 
m.  S.,  Guilford,  |-  m.  Fine  view  of  Long  Island  Sound, 
.about  I  m.  to  shore.  On  main  road  to  New  London;  on  Clap- 
board Hill.  Soil,  loam,  good,  strong;  condition,  fair  to  good. 
Price,  $2,500,  all  cash.  E.  H.  Griswold,  Adm.,  Guilford. 
John  S.  Cannon,  Agent,  792  Chapel  St.,  New  Haven. 

Guilford.  75  a.  —  25  m.,  15  p.,  25W.,  S.  Cult.,  30  and  more 
for  mowing  and  cultivating.  H.,  30  x  40,  10  r.,  c.  very  g.  B., 
30  X  40,  c.  new;  horse  B.,  2  wagon-houses,  cornhouse,  icehouse, 
all  new.  F.,  wire  and  rail,  c.  very  g.  W.,  g.  well.  F.  T.,  150, 
50  A.  set  out  in  '76,  young  peach  orchard,  pear,  plum,  currant. 
R.  S.,  Guilford,  8  m.  P.  O.,  North  Guilford,  i^  m.  C,  North 
Guilford,  i:^  m.  S.,  North  Guilford,  I5  m.  Near  Lake  Ouine- 
baug;  a  brook  fed  by  a  spring  runs  through  the  pasture,  suitable 
for  a  dam  for  trout;  50  years  ago  it  was  a  trout  brook.  It  is 
also  suitable  for  game,  partridge,  quail,  and  rabbits.  Land  in 
good  condition.  Price,  $2,500;  $500  can  remain  on  mortgage. 
Amelia  E.  Ward,  North  Guilford. 

Guilford.  12  a.  —  8  m.,  3  p.,  i  w.,  10  S.  Cult.  H.,  30  x 
40,  L,  20x30,  12  r.,  c.  fair.     B.,  20x24,  c.  fair;  shed*:;.     F., 


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some  walls,  c.  poor.  W.,  well.  F.  T.,  25,  A.,  plum,  peach, 
grapes.  R.  S.,  Guilford,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Guilford,  i^  m.  C., 
Guilford,  i|  m.  S.,  Guilford.  ^  m.  This  lies  on  Long  Island 
Sound,  and  one  of  the  best  places  for  sea  food,  clams,  oysters, 
lobsters,  fish,  in  Conn.  Soil,  sandy,  loamy.  General  condi- 
tion, fair.  Price,  $3,500;  $500,  balance  $500  per  year.  Geo. 
A.  Isbell.  708  Chapel  St.,  New  Haven. 

Guilford.  About  200  a.  —  80  w.,  oak  and  chestnut.  H., 
10  r.,  built  in  1723;  L,  3  r.,  built  in  1861,  c.  fair.  B.,  one  large 
40x80,  hay,  c.  fair;  one  horse  barn,  one  corncrib,  woodhouse, 
etc.  F.,  fair  repair.  W.,  well  and  a  spring.  F.  T.,  few  A. 
R.  S.,  Guilford,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Guilford,  i  m.  C,  Cong.,  Meth., 
Epis.,  Cath.,  i  m.  S.,  Guilford,  i  m.  Close  to  Long  Island 
Sound;  farm  is  on  and  beside  granite  ledges,  which  outcrop  in 
places.  Naturally  a  strong  productive  soil,  yielding  large  hay 
crops,  and  remarkably  good  pasture;  40  head  of  cattle  formerly 
pastured  there,  and  large  hay  crops  also  cut.  Formerly  owned 
by  Jared  Elliot,  the  agricultural  writer  and  experimenter. 
Guilford  is  16  m.  from  New  Haven.  The  farm  is  part  of  a 
tongue  of  land  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  Shore  Line  R.  R., 
on  the  south  by  the  sea,  east  by  a  small  stream,  and  west  by  a 
cove  or  salt  marsh.  On  the  sea  beach  at  some  seasons  quan- 
tities of  small  shells  are  cast  up,  gathered,  and  sold  for  poultry, 
and  large  quantities  of  seaweed  used  as  a  fertilizer.  Price, 
$5,000.     E.  H.  Jenkins,  Adm.,  New  Haven. 

Hamden.  250  a.  —  125  m.,  125  p.,  including  woodland,  100 
w.,  more  or  less,  100  S.  Cult.  H.,  9  r.,  newly  painted.  B., 
3  large,  and  outbuildings,  c.  g.  W.,  well,  spring,  and  brook. 
F.  T.,  plenty  and  variety.  R.  S.,  Mount  Carmel,  3  m.  P.  O., 
Mount  Carmel,  3  m.  C,  Mount  Carmel,  3  m.  S.,  Mount 
Carmel,  3  m.  Hill  and  valley  called  "  Allen  Doolittle  Farm," 
10  m.  from  New  Haven.  Soil,  usual  upland.  General  con- 
dition of  the  property,  good.  Price  $3,000,  ^  down.  Mrs. 
Albert  Beardsley,  Morse  St.,  Highwood.  Negotiation  for 
sale  of  this  farm  should  be  made  through  Charles  wS.  Scoville, 
840  Chapel  St.,  New  Haven. 

Hamden.  12  a.  —  S.  Cult.,  all  except  one  acre,  which 
is    marshy.       H.,    9    r.,    c.    fair.       B.,    20x35,    c.    fair,    new 


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roof.  W.,  well  and  cistern.  F.  T.,  80,  A.  trees  mostly.  R. 
S.,  New  Haven,  4  m.  P.  O.,  Whitney ville,  i-|  m.  C,  Whit- 
neyville,  i-J  m.  S.,  Whitneyville,  i-|  m.  Land  slopes  from 
road  toward  west;  place  located  about  ^  m.  from  Whitney  Lake, 
which  is  crossed  by  electric  car  line;  land  excellent,  buildings 
and  fences  need  some  repairs.  Price,  $3,500,  terms  easy. 
Chas.  D.  Nicoll  &  Co.,  Agents,  82  Church  St.,  Room  15,  New 
Haven. 

MiLFORD.  20  a.  —  5  m.,  5  p.,  10  w.,  10  S.  Cult.  H.,  20  x 
30,  6  r.,  new.  B.,  20  x  10  and  20  x  18,  c.  g.  F.,  stone,  c.  g.  W., 
g.  F.  T.,  25,  A.  R.  S.,  Milford,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Milford,  4  m. 
C,  Milford,  i-J  m.  S.,  Milford,  i-J  m.  This  land  is  all  high, 
good  healthy  location,  on  road  from  Milford  to  Orange;  loam, 
inclined  to  sandy,  in  good  condition,  except  10  acres  wants  to 
be  broken  up.  Price,  $2,500.  J.  F.  Noble,  48  Middle  St., 
Bridgeport. 

Naugatuck.  70  a.  - — 20  m.,  20  p.,  30  w.,  S.  Cult,  all  meadow 
and  half  of  p.  H.,  35x26,  L,  35x20,  12  r.,  c.  very  g.  B., 
41x30  and  22x30,  c.  g.;  open  sheds,  70x18  and  40x14; 
closed  sheds,  45x25;  carriage-house,  34x15;  and  stone 
smokehouse.  F.,  rail,  stone,  and  wire,  c.  very  g.  W.,  spring, 
and  well,  also  brook.  F.  T.,  about  75,  A.,  also  grape  and 
quince.  R.  S.,  Naugatuck,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Naugatuck,  2  m. 
C,  Cong.,  Epis.,  Meth.,  Lutheran,  and  Cath.,  2  m.  S.,  dist., 
^  m.  from  house.  On  main  road,  with  daily  stage  between 
Naugatuck  and  New  Haven;  ^  m.  from  Beacon  Hill  Brook, 
and  f  m.  from  Naugatuck  River.  Soil,  loamy  and  excellent 
for  market  gardening.  General  c.  of  the  property,  g.  Price, 
$5,000;  I  down,  balance,  interest  at  5  per  cent,  on  mortgage. 
F.  W.  Tolles,  Naugatuck.  Also  have  75  acres,  with  two  large 
barns,  meadow,  pasture,  and  wood,  one  mile  from  above,  for 
$1,500. 

Naugatuck  and  Oxford.  80  a.  —  30  m.,  30  p.,  20  w.,  30 
S.  Cult.     H.,  20X  30,  6  r.,  c.  g.     B.,  24x32,  c.  g.     B.,  14  x  20, 

2  sheds  enclosed,  10  x  10.  F.,  rail  and  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  excel- 
lent. F.  T.,  several  of  each  —  cherries,  plum,  pears,  peach,, 
A.,  grape  vine,  currants  (wh^te  and  red).  R.  S.,  Bradley  Flag- 
Station,  f  m.     P.  O.,  Naugatuck,  3  m.     C,  Naugatuck,  3  m. 


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S.,  adjoining  the  farm.  On  main  road  from  Nangatuck  to 
Oxford,  good  road,  near  Naugatnck,  which  is  one  of  the  best 
markets  in  the  United  States.  Soil,  good,  and  general  condi- 
tion of  the  property,  good.  Price,  $2,500,  terms  easy.  G.  W. 
Andrew,  Naugatuck. 

Oxford.  70  a.  —  30  m.,  25  p.,  15  w.,  50  S.  Cult.  H.,  24  x 
40,  L,  12  X  16,  9  v.,  c.  g.  B.,  one  24x30,  one  30x40,  c.  g. 
Sheds,  chicken-house,  wagon-house.  F.,  stone  and  rail,  c.  g. 
W.,  well,  springs,  running  water  at  the  house;  trout  brook. 
F.  T.,  100,  all  varieties.  R.  S.,  Seymour,  5  m.  P.  O.,  Oxford, 
i;  m.  C,  Oxford,  J  m.  S.,  joins  the  farm.  High  healthy  loca- 
tion, main  street,  house  is  now  occupied  as  hotel.  Soil,  heavy 
loam.  General  condition,  good.  Price,  $2,500;  $500  down, 
balance  $200  per  year.  Geo.  A.  Isbell,  708  Chapel  St.,  New 
Haven. 

Oxford.  171  a.  —  30  m.,  40  p.,  60  w.,  41  S.  Cult.  H., 
30x3.6,  2  stories,  12  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  24x36,  c.  fair;  cow  and 
wagon-house,  14x48,  12-foot  post.  F.,  rail  and  stone,  c.  fair. 
W.,  good  well  and  5  springs,  never  fail.  F.  T.,  200,  A.,  pear, 
plum,  and  cherries.  R.  S.,  Stephenson,  4  m. ;  Southford,  4  m.; 
Seymour,  6  m.  P.  Q.,  Quaker  Farms,  5  m.  C,  Quaker 
Farms,  f  m.  S.,  Quaker  Farms,  f  m.  On  a  hill,  healthy, 
two  rivers,  each  one  mile  either  side.  Soil,  loamy,  fair  condi- 
tion. Price,  $3,500;  half  down,  remainder  on  mortgage. 
Wooster  B.  McEwen,  W.  H.  McEwen,  Seymour. 

Oxford.  75  a.  —  25  m.,  25  p.,  25  w.  H.,  32  x  36,  L,  16  x 
20,  9  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30  X  28,  c.  fair;  cowhouse,  wagon-house.  F., 
rail  and  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  well,  and  never-failing-  stream  of 
water  through  land.  F.  T.,  50,  A.  R.  S.,  Seymour,  4  m.  P. 
O.,  Oxford,  2^2  ^'^-  C.,  Oxford,  Cong,  and  Epis.,  2^  m.  S., 
Chestnut  Hill,  ^  m.  On  a  hill,  though  not  the  highest  point, 
a  fine  view,  good  place  to  spend  the  summer.  Soil,  loamy. 
Property  in  fair  condition.  Price,  $2,500;  half  cash,  rest  can 
remain  on  mortgage.     Mrs.  C.  S.  Riggs,  Oxford. 

Oxford,  t  12  a.  —  15  m.,  15  p.,  47  w.,  45  S.  Cult.  H.,  9  r., 
c.  fair.  B.,  20  x  20,  horse  stable,  3,  c.  fair;  wagon-shed,  cowshed. 
F.,  stone  wall,  rail.  wire.  c.  fair.     \V.,  good.     F.  T.,  cherry.  A., 


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and  pear,  12  large  maples  front  of  the  house.  R.  S.,  Beacon 
Falls,  3  m.  P.  O.,  Oxford,  i^  m.  C,  Oxford,  i^  m.  S.,  ^  m. 
On  a  hill  called  Chestnut  Tree  Hill,  i  m.  from  the  Naugatuck 
River;  a  few  rods  south  of  the  house  with  a  glass  can  see  Long 
Island  Sound.  Soil,  sandy,  loamy;  fair  condition.  Price, 
$2,500  cash.     E.  W.  Sperry,  Oxford. 

SouTHBURY.  120  a.  —  30  m.,  70  p.,  20  w.,  50  S.  Cult.  H., 
40  X  30,  L,  10  X  30,  14  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30  X  40,  c.  g.;  cow  stables, 
wagon-house,  etc.  F.,  stone  and  wire,  c.  fair.  W.,  wells  and 
springs.  F.  T.,  100,  A.,  cherry,  quince,  etc.  R.  S.,  Pomper- 
aug  Valley,  2^  m.  P.  O.,  South  Britain,  2  m.  C,  South 
Britain,  2  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  On  a  hill;  soil  loamy.  General 
condition,  fair.  Price,  $2,500;  ^  cash,  balance  on  mortgage. 
T.  E.  Piatt,  Newtown. 

WooDBRiDGE.  140  a.  —  40  m.,  98  p.,  2  w.,  40  S.  Cult.  H., 
9  r.,  c.  fair.  Four  B.,  for  12  horses,  50  cows,  hennery,  etc.,  c. 
fair.  W.,  spring  water  in  house  and  barns.  F.  T.,  large  num- 
ber in  variety.  P.  O.,  Woodbridge.  C,  Woodbridge.  S., 
Woodbridge.  Called  the  "Round  Hill  Farm";  a  sugar-loaf 
mountain  on  farm,  the  highest  point  in  this  section  of  the  State; 
electric  road  fo  be  extended  to  base  of  the  mountain,  desirable 
for  summer  hotel.  Soil,  loamy.  General  c.  of  property,  good. 
Price  asked  is  $12,000.  Nathan  P.  Merwin,  box  155,  Milford. 
Negotiations  for  sale  of  above  should  be  made  through  Charles 
S.  Scoville,  840  Chapel  St.,  New  Haven. 


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NEW   LONDON   COUNTY. 

BozRAH  (near  Norwich  line).  330  a.  —  50  m.,  100  p.,  180  w., 
40  S.  Cult.  H.,  26  X  30,  L.  18  X  247  8  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30  x  40,  and 
22x28,  c.  fair;  sheds,  icehouse,  cider  mill,  corncrib,  carriage- 
houses,  etc.  F.,  wall  and  rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  wells,  spring's,  and 
brooks  in  abundance.  F.  T.,  A.,  pears,  peaches,  etc.  R.  S., 
Norwich,  4^  m.  P.  O.,  Norwich  and  East  Great  Plain.  C, 
Lefifingwell,  i^  m.  S.,  Leffingwell,  i-J  m.  Pleasant  location, 
somewhat  retired,  mowing  land  smooth,  pasture  and  wood  hilly 
and  stony.  Soil,  loamy.  Property  in  good  thrifty  condition, 
and  enriched  2  owners,  now  retired  in  old  age,  and  wood  and 
timber  enough  to  enrich  another  owner.  Price,  $2,500;  $1,000 
cash,  balance  on  mortgage,  at  5  per  cent.  H.  F.  Palmer,  45 
Main  St.,  Norwich. 

BozRAH.  125  a.  —  40  m.,  30  p.,  10  w.,  75  S.  Cult.  H.,  2 
story,  L,  small,  5  r.  on  first  floor,  c.  fair.  B.,  25x30,  c.  g.;  wood- 
house  and  cornhouse.  F.,  sfone  and  rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  well  for 
house,  springs  for  cattle.  F.  T.,  A.  mostly.  R.  S.,  Yantic,  3 
m.  P.  O.,  Fitchville,  ii  m.  C,  Fitchville,  Bozrah  Center,  i^ 
m.  S.,  dist.,  I  m.  Hill  location.  Soil,  loamy;  condition  fair 
for  rented  property.  Price  has  been  $2,800.  Mrs.  Lucian 
Smith,  North  Franklin,  care  of  Clayton  Lathrop. 

BozRAH.  125  a.  —  35  m.,  85  p.,  5  w.,  40  S.  Cult.  H.,  30  x 
40,  L,  10  X  18,  14  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  36  x  24,  c.  g. ;  shed  containing 
granary,  toolroom,  carriage-room,  woodhouse.  F.,  stone  wall, 
c.  fair.  W.,  never  failing.  F.  T.,  15,  pear,  small  A.  orchard. 
R.  S.,  Franklin,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Fitchville,  2  m.  C,  Cong.,  Bap., 
and  Cath.,  2  m.  each.  S.,  i  m.  Hill,  7  m.  from  Norwich. 
Soil,  loamy  and  very  productive;  condition  of  the  property, 
fair.  Price,  $2,300;  half  mortgage.  Mrs.  Jane  B.  Smith, 
North  Franklin.   . 

CoLCHE.STER.  105  a.  —  25  m.,  45  p.,  15  w.,  20  S.  Cult.  H., 
20  X  16,  L,  20  X  14,  6  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  54  x  18,  c.  g. ;  horse  barn, 
i6x-24,  henhouse,  14  x  18,  c.  g.  F.,  rail  and  stone,  c.  g.  W., 
2  wells,  stream  through  the  farm,  and  several  springs.  F.  T., 
300  to  400,  A.,  pear,  and  cherry,  all  thrifty.     R.  S.,  Colchester, 


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2^  m.  P.  O.,  Colchester,  2^  m.  Five  C,  Colchester,  2-|  m. 
S.,  Bacon  Academy,  2^  m.;  dist.  S.,  less  than  -J  m.  Farm  lies 
well,  little  rolling.  Soil,  loamy.  General  condition,  very  good. 
Price,  $1,050;  $450  cash,  balance  on  mortgage.  Colchester 
Savings  Bank,  Colchester. 

Colchester.  127  a.  —  60  m.,  67  p.,  w.  in  pasture  for 
family,  60  S.  Cult.  H.,  28  x  32,  9  r.,  c.  comfortable.  B.,  84  x 
42,  L,  50x20,  with  additions,  c.  first-class;  woodhouse,  hen- 
houses. F.,  principally  walls,  c.  fair.  W.,  running  water, 
never  fails.  F,  T.,  125,  A.  R.  S.,  Colchester,  i  m.  P.  O., 
Colchester,  i  m.  Five  C,  i  m.  S.,  Bacon  Academy,  free,  i 
m.  This  has  been  a  milk  farm  for  20  years,  and  is  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation.  Soil,  black  loam.  First-class  creamery 
and  canning  factory  near.  Price,  $3,500;  half  cash,  half  mort- 
gage.    H.  W.  Morgan,  Colchester. 

East  Lyme.  100  a. — 40  m.,  25  p.,  30  w.,  5  salt  meadow,  55 
S.  Cult.  (15  of  p.  level,  free  of  rocks).  H.,  25  x  35  and  25  x  25,  L, 
20x40,  kitchen,  woodroom,  etc.,  12  r.,  c.  painted  white,  green 
blinds,  first-class.  B.,  36x36,  leanto  (horse),  12x14,  c.  fair;  corn- 
house,  12  x  16,  henhouse,  10  x  18,  shop  and  toolhouse,  10  x  14. 
F.,  mostly  rail,  c.  g.  W.,  never  failing  in  each  pasture,  well 
near  house,  and  in  house  cistern.  F.  T.,  200;  100  A.,  50  peach, 
balance  plum,  quince,  pear,  and  cherry.  R.  S.,  East  Lyme 
and  Crescent  Beach,  2-|  m.  P.  O.,  Niantic,  2^  m.  C,  Bap., 
Meth.,  Cong.,  2^  m.  S.,  in  sight  of  farm.  Farm  nearly  all 
level,  including  woods,  and  no  rocks;  i  m.  from  Long  Island 
Sound,  where  are  oysters,  clams,  and  seaweed.  A  sandy  loam, 
with  10  loads  manure  will  make  50  bush,  shelled  corn.  Con- 
dition above  the  average.  Price,  $4,000,  cash.  J.  P.  Morgan, 
Niantic. 

Hebron.  200  a.  —  80  m.,  80  to  90  p.,  30  to  40  w.,  80  S.  Cult. 
H.,  large  2-story,  L,  medium  i-story,  12  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  60  x  40, 
L,  20  X  40  and  30  x  46,  basements  under  each,  c.  g. ;  wood- 
sheds, wagon  shed,  granary,  and  icehouse.  F.,  mostly  stone 
wall,  c.  fair.  W.,  good,  with  running  water  in  both  yards, 
enough  for  all  purposes  for  a  family.  F.  T.,  in  good  variety.  R. 
S.,  Turnerville,  3-I  m.  P.  O.,  Hebron,  f  m.  C,  Cong,  and 
Epis.,  f  m.     S.,  Hebron,  |  m.     Slightly  rolling,  mowing  and 


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tillage  each  side  of  highway,  and  near  barns,  and  very  free  from 
stones;  very  strong  loam;  very  good  condition.  Price,  $3,500; 
•J  down,  the  rest  on  mortgage.  F.  Burnham,  52  Church  St., 
Willimantic. 

Lebanon.  108  a.  —  m.  originally  a  grass  farm;  10  years 
ago  we  kept  i  yoke  of  oxen,  3  cows,  2  horses,  and  210  sheep, 
and  had  hay  to  sell.  There  is  a  good  deal  of  p.  and  meadow. 
Enough  w.  for  the  use  of  the  farm.  S.  Cult.,  depends  upon 
how  much  the  man  wants  to  plow.  H.,  i  story,  L,  large 
kitchens,  backroom,  2  pantries,  6  r.,  c.  moderate.  B.,  2,  hay  and 
horse,  c.  rather  poor;  good  granary,  new  16  years  ago,  other 
outbuildings  poor.  F.,  stone,  wire,  and  chestnut  rail,  c.  g. 
mostly.  W.,  unfailing  well,  running  stream,  and  spring.  F. 
T.,  old-fashioned  orchard,  greenings,  sweet  boughs,  etc.,  4 
large  cherry  trees,  black,  red,  and  white  oxheart,  pear  trees. 
R.  S.,  Leonard's  Bridge,  3I  m.  P.  O.,  Lebanon,  Colchester, 
and  Bozrahville,  about  5  m.  C,  Exeter  or  Goshen,  Cong.,  2^  m. 
S.,  Goshen  Hill,  about  2  m.  Hills  plenty,  valleys,  streams, 
stones.  Lebanon  is  birthplace  of  the  Trumbulls,  Clarks,  Wil- 
liam Williams,  etc.  The  house  is  some  distance  from  road,  in 
center  of  farm.  Soil,  loam,  with  plenty  of  stones.  Farm 
somewhat  run  down;  house  not  occupied  in  last  8  years. 
Price,  $1,500  is  the  lowest  possible;  it  cost  me  $2,000;  should 
prefer  cash.  Mrs.  Sarah  Thomas  Miller,  Lebanon.  Of  per- 
sons authorized  to  sell  the  property,  James  S.  Thomas  can  tell 
more  about  it  than  I  can,  as  he  rents  the  land,  Lebanon. 

Salem.  75  a.  —  25  m.,  50  p.  and  w.,  30  S.  Cult.  H.,  40  x  30, 
2  story,  blinds,  13  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  two  24  x  33,  c.  i  g.,  i  fair;  wagon 
shop,  20  X  40,  hoghouse  and  henhouse.  F.,  stone  wall  and  rail, 
c.  g.  to  fair.  W.,  wells,  brook,  and  springs.  F.  T.,  about  75, 
A.  (winter  mostly),  pears.  R.  S.,  Colchester,  6  m.  P.  O.,  ^ 
m.  C,  three-fifths  m.  S.,  three-fifths  m.  High  land;  soil, 
sandy  loam;  fair  condition.  Price,  $1,500;  cost  over  $4,000; 
f  cash.     Charles  A.  Williams,  Salem. 

Sprague.  60  a.  —  10  m.,  20  p.,  30  w.,  30  S.  Cult.  H., 
28  X  30,  i^-  stories,  10  r.,  c.  g.,  lately  shingled  and  painted  out- 
side and  in,  and  rooms  all  papered.  B.,  15x25,  c.  g. ;  farm 
rented  for  $50  a  year  to  a  good  tenant.  F.,  wire,  c.  g.  W., 
well  at  house,  spring  in  pasture.     F.  T.,  25,  A.,  pear,  and  peach. 


NEW    LONDON    COUNTY.  2$ 

Fine  location,  good  neighbors,  healthy  locality.  R.  S.,  Baltic, 
2  m,  P.  O.,  Baltic,  2  m.  C,  Baltic,  2  m.  S.,  Potopogue,  ^  m. 
Location  fine,  slopes  towards  the  Shetucket  River,  which  runs 
past  the  lower  end  of  farm,  where  there  is  good  boating  and 
fishing;  can  sail  or  row  to  Baltic;  9  m.  from  Norwich,  11  from 
Willimantic.  Soil,  loamy.  Condition  of  the  property,  fair, 
land  needs  turning  over,  4  a.  planted.  Price,  $1,000;  ^  remain 
on  mortgage  at  5  per  cent.     Nathan  R.  Gardner,  Baltic. 

Stonington.  130  a.  —  50  m.,  55  p.,  25  w.,  100  S.  Cult. 
H.,  30  X  22,  2  story  with  piazza,  L,  27  x  22,  story  and  one-half, 
2d  L,  18  X  12,  12  r.,  c.  g.  Horse  B.,  20  x  48,  stock  B.,  46  x  36, 
c.  g.;  carriage,  corn,  tool,  henhouse,  open  sheds,  woodhouse, 
etc.  F.,  stone  wall,  c.  very  g.  W.,  the  very  best,  fine  well, 
trout-brook  running  through  farm,  never  failing.  F.  T.,  200, 
100  A.,  selected  fruit,  peaches,  pears,  quinces,  plums,  grapes, 
currants,  gooseberries,  etc.  R.  S.,  Westerly,  R.  I.,  2  m.  P. 
O.,  Westerly,  R.  I.,  2  m.  C,  Westerly,  R.  I.,  2  m.  S.,  dist., 
I  m.  Situated  in  a  valley,  on  public  highway,  a  great  deal  of 
travel,  plenty  of  shade  trees ;  land  level,  can  have  a  mile  trotting 
course  if  desired.  A  fine  granite  quarry  on  the  premises.  .  Soil 
deep  and  loamy;  condition  first-class.  Price,  $5,000;  -J  could 
remain  on  mortgage.  Gideon  P.  Chesebrough,  box  445, 
Westerly,  R.  I. 

VoLUNTOWN.  150  a.  —  20  m.,  30  p.,  75  w.,  50  S.  Cult.,  lake, 
25.  H.,  36x30,  L,  10  X  12,  9  r.,  c.  comfortable.  B.,  30x40, 
c.  fair;  carriage-house,  henhouse,  c.  good.  F.,  mostly  stone,  c. 
good.  W.,  well  and  several  springs,  also  lake.  F.  T.,  60,  A., 
peach  and  pear,  nice  grapes.  R.  S.,  Plainfield,  5  m.  P.  O., 
Ekonk,  Windham  County,  i^  m.  C,  Ekonk  or  Line  Meet- 
inghouse, I  m.  S.,  Ekonk,  i^  m.  Situated  in  a  valley,  lake  of 
25  acres,  from  quantity  of  pond  lilies  by  many  called  Lily  Lake. 
Soil,  loamy.  General  condition,  comfortable  to  very  good. 
Price,  $1,000;  one-half  cash  or  at  least  $350.  Address  of  the 
owner,  Gilbert  B.  Reynolds,  Ekonk, 


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FAIRFIELD   COUNTY. 

Daxbury  and  Redding.  185  a.  —  60  m.,  60  p.,  25  w., 
25  sprouts,  25  swamp,  15  S.  Cult.  H.,  30x50,  14  r.,  c.  g. 
B.,  24x40  and  28x48,  c.  fair;  poultry  and  cornhouse.  F., 
stone  and  wood,  c.  poor.  W.,  wells  and  springs.  F.  T.,  peach, 
few  A.  and  pears.  R.  S.,  Danbury  or  Redding,  5  and  3  m. 
P.  O.,  Danbury  or  Redding,  5  and  3  m.  C,  Danbury,  also 
chapel,  ys  m.  S.  This  is  a  fine  country  residence;  house  cost 
over  $5,000,  with  improvements;  situated  midway  between 
Danbury  and  Ridgefield;  good  roads;  land  has  been  run  for 
several  years.  Price,  $4,000;  5  cash,  balance  mortgage.  E.  S. 
Fairchild,  8  Locust  Ave.,  Danbury. 

Huntington.  10  to  13  a.  —  i  w.,  9  S.  Cult.  H.,  5  r.,  attic 
and  cellar,  L,  30  x  26,  c.  fair.  Shed  B.,  c.  g.  F.,  stone  and 
rail,  c.  moderate.  W.,  brook  through  one  corner  of  farm,  well, 
chain  pump.  F.  T.,  2  or  3  A.  A  farm  the  same  size  opposite, 
the  owner,  Henry  Smith,  has  got  up  in  a  few  years  to  an  ex- 
cellent state  of  cultivation.  R.  S.,  Stepney,  Monroe,  2^  m. 
P.  O.,  Nichols,  Trumbull  stage  by  door.  C,  Nichols  or 
Huntington  Center,  2  m.  S.,  close  by  Trap  Fall  dist.,  Hunt- 
ington. Six  and  one-half  m.  to  Bridgeport,  5  m.  to  Derby. 
Soil,  chocolate  loam;  house  wants  painting,  new  shingles. 
Price,  $1,000;  $200  down.  J.  F.  Noble,  48  Middle  St.,  Bridge- 
port. 

New  Canaan.  68  a.  —  10  m.,  30  p.,  20  w.,  25  S.  Cult.  H., 
45  ^  30.'  12  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  20  x  30,  c.  medium.  F.,  stone  and 
rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  river  through  center.  F.  T.,  5  A.  R.  S., 
P.  O.,  C,  and  S.,  New  Canaan,  i^  m.  Soil,  loamy.  General 
condition  of  the  property,  fair.  Price,  $3,000;  ^  cash.  New 
Canaan  Savings  Bank. 

Newtown  (on  Berkshire  division  of  Consolidated  R.  R.. 
formerly  Housatonic,  17  m.  from  Bridgeport,  north).  35  a.  — 
10  m.,  10  p.,  15  w.,  20  S.  Cult.  H.,  40x46,  9  r.,  c.  poor.  B. 
17  X  TO,  c.  fair.  F.,  stone  and  rail,  c.  poor.  W.,  g.  F.  T.,  few. 
R.  S.,  Botsford,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Botsford,  U  m.  C,  Botsford 
and  Newtown  Center,  4  m.  S.,  near  by.  Land  is  easily 
worked,  the  roughest  is  timber;  soil  inclined  to  sandy,  near 


FAIRFIELD    COUNTY.  2/ 

Stream;  buildings  have  not  been  kept  up.     Price,  $800;  $500 
down.     J.  F.  Noble,  48  Middle  St.,  Bridgeport. 

Newtown.  175  a.  —  70  m.,  75  p.,  15  w.,  all  S.  Cult.  H., 
30  X  36,  L,  20  X  24  (5  r.),  9  large  r.  with  large  hall,  closets,  etc., 
c.  g.  B.,  30  X  36  and  34  x  28;  cowhouse,  50  x  18,  c.  g.  (build- 
ings cost  over  $6,000).  F.,  good,  mostly  stone  wall,  c.  g.  W., 
running  water  at  house  and  barn,  with  never-failing  springs  on 
farm.  F.  T.,  in  plenty,  mostly  A.  R.  S.,  Newtown,  2  m.,  and 
Hawleyville,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Newtown,  2  m.  C,  Newtown,  2 
m.  S.,  Newtown,  2  m.  Within  i  m.  of  Taunton  Lake,  7  m. 
from  Danbury,  4  m.  from  Bethel.  Clay  soil,  good.  Condition 
of  the  property,  good,  all  line  fences  good  'Stone  walls.  Price, 
$6,500.  Wm.  Fairchild.  Newtown.  Authorized  to  sell  the 
property,  Aaron  Sanford,  Newtown. 

NoRWALK.  8  a.  —  8  m.,  8  S.  Cult.  H.,  25x18,  7  v.,  c. 
good.  B.,  22  X  24,  c.  fair.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  fine  well, 
never  dry.  F.  T.,  32,  A.,  pear,  cherry.  R.  S.,  Norwalk,  1^  m. 
P.  O.,  Cranbury,  ^  m.  C,  union  chapel,  ^  m.  S.,  district.  ^  m. 
130  feet  above  sea  level,  ^  m.  to  macadam  road,  i  m.  to  trolley, 
good  road.  Soil,  gravelly  loam,  c.  fair.  Price,  $1,600.  Per- 
son authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurl- 
butt,  Conn. 

Weston.  8  a.  —  4  m.,  2  p.,  2  w.  (fine  summer  building  lot). 
H.,  12  X  24,  one  and  one-half  story,  6  v.,  c.  fair.  Woodhouse, 
c.  poor.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  large  cistern,  a  right  to  lay 
pipe  to  line  spring.  F.  T.,  15,  10  A.,  4  cherry,  i  pear.  R.  S., 
Wilton  or  Cannon's,  4  m.  P.  O.,  Weston,  ^  m.  C,  Cong.,  ^ 
m.  S.,  dist.,  5  m.  280  feet  above  tide  water,  on  a  hill,  nice 
view^,  good  garden,  7  large  maples  in  front.  Soil,  gravelly 
loam,  c.  fair.  Price,  $600;  Installment  plan,  $100  and  $10  per 
month.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van 
Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Weston.  14  a.  —  6  m.,  5  p.,  3  w.  H.,  good  size,  two  story, 
c.  good.  Barn  and  cowhouse,  good  size,  c.  poor;  wash-house. 
F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  good;  fine  well,  springs.  F.  T.,  A., 
pear,  and  peach.  R.  S.,  Saugatuck,  4^  m.  P.  O.,  Lyons 
Plains,  i^  m.    C,  Cong.,  i  m.,  Epis.,  i^  m.    S.,  dist.,  i  m.    280 


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feet  above  sea  level,  on  a  hill,  fine  view,  near  Aspetuck  River, 
near  axe  factory.  Soil,  loamy,  c.  fair.  Price,  $900;  $700  cash, 
$200  mortgage.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property.  D.  H. 
Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Weston.  50  a.  —  25  m.,  25  p.  H.,  large,  11  r.,  c.  fine,  hot 
water  heat,  bath  room,  running  water.  B.,  large,  c.  good. 
Nearly  new  carriage-house,  new  cowhouse,  blacksmith  shop, 
rents  $4  per  month,  old  stand.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  in 
house  and  barn,  brook  running  through.  Plenty  of  fruit  of  all 
kinds.  R.  S.,  Saugatuck,  2^  m.  P.  O.,  Westport,  i^  m.  C, 
Cong.,  I  m.  S.,  dist.,  i  m.  On  a  hill,  fine  view,  good  road, 
I  m.  from  trolley,  near  Westport  River,  and  fine  dam  for  boat- 
ing; variety  of  soil.  General  condition  of  the  property,  fine. 
Price,  $3,500.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H. 
Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Westport.  17  a.  —  4  m.,  3  p.,  10  S.  Cult.  H.,  30  x  40,  L, 
28x24,  15  r-)  c.  fair.  B.,  30x40,  c.  g.;  stables.  F.,  stone,  c. 
fair.  W.,  g.  well,  2  cisterns.  F.  T.,  30,  A.,  pears,  and  cherries. 
R.  S.,  Greens  Farms,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Westport,  i  m.  C,  Epis., 
Cong.,  Meth.,  i  m.  High  S.,  free,  i  m.  On  a  hill  overlooking 
Long  Island  Sound,  and  a  splendid  view  of  the  surrounding 
country.  Soil  loamy ;  first-class,  under  a  high  state  of  cultiva- 
tion. General  condition  of  the  property,  fair  to  good.  Price, 
$9,000;  $5,000  down,  balance  can  remain  at  5  per  cent.  Charles 
S.  Wakeman.  Authorized  to  sell  the  property,  Rufus  Wake- 
man,  Saugatuck,  has  the  management  of  this  place. 

Wilton.  70  a.  —  40  m.,  25  p.,  5  w.,  30  S.  Cult.  H., 
30x36,  L,  12  X  19,  II  r.,  c.  g.  Horse  B.,  24x48,  cattle  B., 
30  x  44 ;  2  storesheds,  1 1  x  40,  shop,  granary,  ice-house,  18  x  40. 
F.,  stone,  some  rail,  c.  g.  W.,  2  wells,  springs,  never-failing 
stream.  F.  T.,  120  A.,  also  pear  and  c[uinces;  good  soil  for 
peaches.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  2  m.  P.  O.,  North  Wilton,  -?y  m.  C, 
Meth.,  i^:  m.,  Cong.,  2  m,  Epis.,  2^  m.  S.,  dist.,  ■}  m.  Fligh 
ground,  no  malaria ;  4  m.  from  Ridgefield,  a  noted  summer 
resort;  8  m.  from  Norwalk,  a  thriving  city  on  Long  Island 
Sound.  Soil,  loamy,  productive;  good  average  condition, 
pleasant  surroundings,  good  neighborhood.  Price,  $4,000; 
half  cash,  half  mortgage.     F.  D.  Benedict,  A\'ilton. 


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Wilton.  i6  a.  —  i  m.,  lo  p.,  5  w.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W., 
fine  spring,  place  for  duck  pond  or  icehouse.  F.  T.,  few  apple. 
R.  S.,  Wilton,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Hurlbutt,  -J  m.  C,  Epis.,  i^  m. 
S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  On  its  front  (bounded  by  highway)  a  beautiful 
high  peak  for  building  summer  house,  good  road,  good  poultry 
farm.  Soil,  gravelly  loam,  c.  fair.  Price,  $250;  cash.  Person 
authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt, 
Conn. 

Wilton.  7  a. —  i^  m.,  3^  p.,  2  w.  H.,  small,  i^  story,  5 
r.,  c.  fair.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  fair.  F.  T.,  few  apple  trees. 
R.  S.,  Wilton,  ii  m.  P.  O.,  Hurlbutt,  i  m.  Chapel,  Union, 
^  m.  S.,  dist.,  J  m.  High  ground,  good  road,  i  m.  to  gravel 
road.  Soil,  gravelly  loam,  c.  fair.  Price,  $750;  half  cash.  Per- 
son authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurl- 
butt, Conn. 

Wilton.  65  a. — 40  m.,  25  p.  H.,  two  story,  large, 
painted,  11  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  30x44,  one  cemented  cellar,  c. 
good.  Icehouse  and  creamery,  poultry  house.  F.,  stone,  c. 
good.  W.,  well,  cistern,  and  springs.  F.  T.,  152,  25  18-year- 
old  A.,  100  young,  7  pear,  20  peach.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  2  m.  P. 
O.  and  store,  North  Wilton,  ^  m.  C,  Cong.,  i^  m.  S.,  dist., 
I  m.  500  feet  above  tide  water.  Soil,  sandy  loam,  c.  good. 
Price,  $5,200.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H. 
Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  20  a.  and  undivided  ^  of  a  wood  lot.  —  7  m.  H., 
large,  two  story,  c.  poor.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  trout  stream 
running  through  the  property.  F.  T.,  few  A.,  etc.  R.  S., 
Wilton  or  South  Wilton,  -|  m.  P.  O.,  Wilton  or  South  Wil'ton, 
f  m.  C,  M.  E.,  im.;  Epis., -I  m.;  Cong.,  I  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.; 
boarding,  ^  m.  On  main,  graveled,  level  road  to  Norwalk,  5 
m.;  on  a  dry,  sandy  elevation,  back  from  road,  with  driveway; 
fine  lawn,  large  elms;  a  memorial  house.  Soil,  sandy  loam, 
c.  poor.  Price,  $700.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property, 
D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  2I  a.  —  2^  m.,  2  S.  Cult.  H.,  25  x  30  x  16,  two 
story,  painted,  6  r.,  c.  good.     B.,  20x20x10,  c.  good.     F., 


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Stone,  c.  good.  W.,  good.  F.  T.,  6,  good  A.  trees.  R.  S., 
Wilton,  3  m.  P.  O.,  North  Wilton,  i  m.  C,  M.  E.,  ^  m.  S., 
dist.,  ^  m.  460  feet  above  tide  water,  good  road  to  Ridgefield 
or  Wilton.  Soil,  loamy,  c.  good.  Price,  $700;  $350  cash, 
$350  mortgage.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H. 
Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  46  a.  —  4  p.,  7  w.  (timber  and  i  a.  hickory  trees), 
35  S.  Cult.  H.,  large,  old-fashioned,  L,  small,  c.  fair.  B., 
good  size  and  repair;  cow  barn  newly  covered;  woodhouse  and 
wagon-house  poor.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  good.  F.  T.,  small 
orchard,  good  fruit.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  4  m.  P.  O.,  North  Wilton, 
1^  m.  C,  M.  E.,  I  m.  S.,  dist.,  i:^  m.  470  feet  above  sea 
level,  fine  large  lawn.  Soil,  gravelly  loam  (no  clay),  c.  fair. 
Price,  $1,400;  cash.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property, 
D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  90  a.  —  50  m.  (fine  land  nearly  free  from  rocks), 
30  p.,  10  w.  B.,  40x100,  c.  new.  Carriage-house,  24x28, 
good.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  springs  and  wells.  F.  T.,  2  a. 
A.  and  pear.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  2f  m.  P.  O.,  Hurlbutt,  i  m. 
C,  Epis.,  2-|  m.;  Cong.,  3  m.  S.,  dist.,  -J  m.  On  a  fine  emi- 
nence, good  road,  beautiful  Sound  view,  etc.,  340  feet  high,  on  a 
fine  street.  Soil,  gravelly  loam  (no  clay),  c.  good.  Price, 
$3,700;  $1,850  may  be  left  on  mortgage.  Person  authorized 
to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  7  a.  —  7  m.,  p.,  and  w. ;  or  2-3  a.  more,  add  $250. 
H.,  20  X  34,  one  and  one-half  story,  7  r.,  c.  fair.  F.,  stone,  c. 
good.  W.,  well  never  fails.  F.  T.,  31,  25  A.,  6  peach.  R.  S., 
Wilton  or  Cannon's,  |  m.  P.  O.,  Wilton  or  Cannon's,  -i  m. 
C,  M.  E.  and  Cong.,  f  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  200  feet  above  tide 
water,  on  a  beautiful  plain  near  Norwalk  River,  and  |  m.  of 
trout  brook;  fine  level  road.  Soil,  gravelly  loam,  condition  of 
the  property,  fair.  Price,  $1,100;  $550  on  mortgage.  Person 
authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt, 
Conn. 

Wilton.  14  a. —  10  m.  H.,  two  story,  painted,  9  r.,  c. 
fine,  modern  lighted.  Barn,  large,  and  cellar  basement,  c.  first- 
class.     F.,  stone,  c.  good.     Good  water.     Good  fruit.  R.  S., 


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Stepney,  3-J  m.  C,  i^  m.  Maple  trees  in  front,  main  road 
upper  Stepney  to  Redding  Ridge,  2^  m.  east  of  Redding  Ridge. 
Price,  $1,200.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H. 
Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  |-  a.  —  H.,  good  size,  two  story,  veranda,  7  r.  and 
attic,  c.  painted,  good.  Woodhouse.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W., 
from  next  neighbor  and  cistern.  F.  T.,  a  few.  R.  S.,  Ridge- 
field,  3^  m.;  Wilton  3^  m.  P.  O.,  North  Wilton,  i^  m.  C, 
M.  E.,  I  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  460  feet  above  tide  water,  main 
street,  Ridgeiield  road.  Soil,  loamy,  c.  fair.  Price  $500;  cash. 
Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear, 
Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  7  a.  —  4  m.,  3  w.  H.,  medium  two  story,  veranda, 
6  r.,  c.  fine.  B.,  small,  new,  painted,  c.  fine.  F.,  stone, 
board  in  front,  c.  good.  W.,  fine  well.  F.  T.,  A.,  pear,  and 
peach.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  2^  m.  P.  O.,  Hurlbutt,  |  m.  C,  Epis., 
2  m.;  Cong.,  i|  m.  S.,  dist.,  f  m.  On  a  hill,  bounded  on  two 
sides  by  highway,  sheltered  in  winter,  fine  garden  and  onion 
ground,  280  feet  high.  Soil,  sandy  loam.  General  condition 
of  the  property,  fine.  Price,  $1,100.  Person  authorized  to  sell 
the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  50  a.  (embracing  an  opened  granite  quarry,  2  a.) 
—  24  m.,  9  p.,  15  w.  H.,  27  X  30  X  16,  two  story,  L,  16x34 
X  16,  13  r.,  c.  good.  Two  B.,  one  with  basement  24x36,  c. 
new;  one  24x35x14.  Cornhouse,  woodhouse,  etc.  F., 
stone,  c.  good.  W.,  Norwalk  River  runs  through  it,  fine  well. 
F.  T.,  30  A.,  5  pear,  12  peach.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  -J  m.  P.  O., 
Wilton,  ^  m.  C,  Epis.,  ^  m.;  Cong.,  f  m.  S.,  dist.  and  board- 
ing, ^  and  I  m.  Beautiful  valley,  yet  on  an  eminence;  main 
road  to  Ridgefield  or  Danbury;  fine  driveway.  Soil,  sandy 
loam  (no  clay).  General  condition  of  the  property,  good. 
Price,  $5,700.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H. 
Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  5  a.  —  5  m.  H.,  large,  painted,  L,  small,  7  r., 
c.  good.  B.,  large,  c.  good.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  well,  fine 
water.  F.  T.,  A.,  pear,  plum,  and  peach;  young  trees.  R.  S., 
Cannon's,  f  m.     P.  O.,  Cannon's,  f  m.     C,  M.  E.,  i  m.     S., 


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dist.,  f  m.  High  ground.  Soil,  gravelly  loam.  General  con- 
dition of  the  property,  good.  Price,  $1,400.  Person  author- 
ized to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  30  a.  (9  lots).  —  30  m.  H.,  good  size,  with  ell, 
9  r.,  c.  good.  Two  B.,  good  size,  c.  good.  Icehouse,  carriage 
barn,  workshop,  cornhouse,  and  hennery.  F.,  stone,  c.  good. 
W.,  bounded  west  by  Norwalk  River.  F.  T.,  plenty  of  A.,  sev- 
eral pear,  etc.  R.  S.,  Cannon's,  ^  m.  P.  O.,  Cannon,  ^  m. 
C,  M.  E.,  -J  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  310  feet  above  tide  water,  fine 
scenery,  good  road,  fine  water,  maples  in  front;  has  been  a  dairy 
farm.  Soil,  sandy  loam,  free  of  rocks.  General  condition  of 
the  property,  good.  Price,  $3,200.  Person  authorized  to  sell 
the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  30  a.  (12  lots).  —  29  m.  (no  rocks),  i  p.,  ^  w.,  29 
S.  Cult.  H.,  good  two  story,  9  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  large  (fitted 
for  dairy),  c.  fair.  Corn  and  carriage-house,  poor;  milk  house. 
F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  fine  brook  through  it,  bounded  west 
by  river.  F.  T.,  fine  orchard.  A.,  cherry,  etc.  R.  S.,  Can- 
non's, i  m.  P.  O.,  Cannon,  ^  m.  C,  M.  E.,  ^  m.  S.,  dist., 
■J  m.  High  ground,  300  feet  above  tide  w^ater,  bounded  by 
trout  stream,  maples  in  front.  Soil,  sandy  loam  (no  clay). 
General  condition  of  property,  good.  Price,  $3,200.  Person 
authorized  to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt, 
Conn. 

Wilton.  68  a.  —  35  m.,  15  p.,  18  w.  H.,  large,  old-fash- 
ioned, painted,  8  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  24  x  28,  c.  good.  Corn- 
house,  20  X  18,  painted,  c.  good.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  wells 
and  springs.  F.  T.,  A.,  pear,  cherry.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  2  m.  P. 
O.,  Hurlbutt,  I  m.  C,  Epis.,  if  m.  S.,  dist.,  i  m.;  private 
ladies',  i  m.  280  feet  above  sea  level.  Revolutionary  house, 
entered  by  Tryon's  men  in  raid  of  Danbury,  on  their  return 
through  Wilton.  Soil,  loam,  c.  fair.  Price  $2,200;  $1,100 
cash,  balance  mortgage,  6  per  cent.  Person  authorized  to  sell 
the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  75  a.  —  40  m.,  30  p.,  5  w.  H.,  large  two  story, 
high  ceiling,  L,  good  size,  14  r.,  c.  new.  Woodhouse,  etc. 
F.,  stone,  c.  fair.     W.,  springs,  well.     F.  T..  ap\)\c  orchard,  etc. 


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R.  S.,  Wilton,  p.  O.,  Weston.  C,  Cong.,  ^  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^ 
m.  340  feet  above  tide  water,  on  a  hill,  good  Sound  view. 
Soil,  loamy,  c.  fair.  Price,  $3,000;  $1,500  cash.  Person  au- 
thorized to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt, 
Conn. 

WiLTOx.  8  a.  —  7I  m.  (gocd  land),  ^  p.  H.,  18  x  18  x  10, 
5  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  32x20x14.  Wash  and  workhouse.  P., 
stone,  c.  fair.  W..  water  from  spring,  made  to  flow  over  the 
house,  and  well.  F.  T.,  13,  12  A.,  i  pear.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  2^ 
m.  P.  O.,  Hurlbutt,  f  m.  C,  Cong.,  i^  m.  S.,  dist.,  f  m". 
200  feet  above  tide  water,  near  river  and  dam.  Soil,  gravelly 
loam,  c.  fair.  Price,  $775.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the 
property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  3  a.  —  3  m.,  all  but  the  house  and  barn  site  S. 
Cult.  H.,  26  X  38  X  12,  8  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  20  x  16  x  12,  c.  good. 
Small  hot-house,  henhouse.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  cis- 
tern. F.  T.,  16,  A.,  pear,  cherry.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  f  m.  P.  O., 
Wilton,  ^  m.  C,  Epis.,  ^  m.;  Cong.,  f  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.; 
boarding,  |  m.  Near  a  fine  trout  stream,  180  feet  above  sea 
level,  near  fine,  gravel,  level  road  to  Norwalk.  Soil,  sandy, 
c.  good.  Price,  $1,100,  cash.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the 
property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Flurlbutt,  Conn. 

Wilton.  90  a.  —  50  m.  (nearly  level,  nearly  free  of  rocks), 
20^  p.,  10^  w.  (timber).  H.,  27  x  36  x  16,  L,  15  x  11  x  10,  13 
r.,  c.  fine.  No.  i  B.,  25  x  49  x  16;  No.  2,  22  x  59  x  14;  No.  3, 
14x36x12;  c.  good  (No.  2  new).  Carriage-house,  14x18 
X  12,  fine  wood,  milk,  corn,  and  washhouse.  F.,  stone,  c. 
good.  W.,  trout  stream,  carp  pond,  never  failing  springs,  two 
cisterns.  F.  T.,  A.,  pear,  plum,  72  peach,  2  English  walnut,  3 
paragon  chestnut.  R.  S.,  Wilton  or  Cannon's,  2  m.  P.  O., 
Hurlbutt,  ^  m.  C,  M.  E.,  2-|  m.;  Epis.,  2  m.;  Cong.,  2^  m.  S., 
dist.,  -J  m.  High  ground,  fine  Sound  view,  good  neighbor- 
hood, 380  feet  above  sea  level.  Soil,  gravelly  loam  (no  clay). 
General  condition  of  the  property,  fine.  Price,  $8,000;  $6,000 
cash,  $2,000  mortgage.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  prop- 
erty, D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt,  Conn. 


34  FARMS    FOR    SALE. 

Wilton.  2  a.  —  Fine  meadow,  2  S.  Cult.  H.,  large,  two 
story,  old  style,  30  x  32  x  16,  11  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  small,  20  x  20,  c. 
g.  F.,  stone,  c.  g.  W.,  good.  F.  T.,  42,  16  A.,  i  pear,  25 
plums.  R.  S.,  Wilton,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Wilton,  i  m.  C,  Cong., 
I  m.  S.,  dist.,  "I  m.  380  feet  above  tide  water,  on  a  hill,  good 
road  to  Norwalk  city;  fine  garden,  large  lawn,  good  neighbor- 
hood; soil,  sandy  loam.  General  condition  of  the  property, 
fair.  Price,  $1,150;  cash  $575,  $575  mortgage.  Person  au- 
thorized to  sell  the  property,  D.  H.  Van  Hoosear,  Hurlbutt, 
Conn. 


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WINDHAM    COUNTY. 

AsHFORD.  53  a.  —  one-third  m.,  one-third  p.,  one-third  w., 
20  S.  Cult.  H.,  36  X  26,  7  r.,  c.  g.,  painted  and  blinds.  Wood- 
house  attached,  20  x  16.  B.,  25x30,  c.  g.;  2  henhouses,  new 
wagon-house.  F.,  stone  wall  and  rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  well  at 
house  and  barn,  spring  in  pasture.  F.  T.,  50,  A.,  pears,  peaches, 
and  cherry,  grapes,  currants,  and  strawberries.  R.  S.,  Hamp- 
ton, 5  m.  P.  O.,  Warrenville  and  Ashford,  i  m.  C,  Warren- 
ville  and  Ashford,  i  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  On  main  traveled  road, 
slight  elevation,  sloping  to  south  and  east;  i  m.  from  stores, 
telephone,  saw  and  gristmill,  blacksmith  shop,  etc;  soil  loaTmy; 
house  surrounded  with  shade  trees;  soil  strong  and  productive, 
fine  place,  in  good  order.  Price,  $1,000;  $600  cash,  will  take 
mortgage  for  balance.     Thomas  J.  Peck,  Warrenville. 

Brooklyn.  100  a.  —  40  m.,  40  p.,  20  w.,  50  S.  Cult.  H., 
25  X  20,  4  r.  and  attic,  c.  new.  B.,  20  x  24,  c.  fair;  6  henhouses. 
F.,  stone,  c.  poor.  W.,  well.  R.  S.,  EHiotts,  2^  m.  P.  O., 
Brooklyn,  3  m.  C,  Brooklyn,  3  m.  S.,  ^  m.  The  house  in 
valley,  the  farm  extends  back  to  and  on  a  hill;  soil,  sandy  loam; 
condition  fair.  Price,  $800  cash.  Joseph  B.  Stetson,  Trustee, 
Brooklyn;  it  is  an  assigned  estate. 

PoMFRET.  200  a.  —  90  m.,  75  p.,  35  w.,  160  S.  Cult.  H., 
40  X  50,  L,  20  X  30,  25  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  38  X  100  and  30  x  40,  c.  g. 
F.,  stone  wall  and  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  fine  spring  W.  in  house  and 
barn.  F.  T.,  75,  A.  and  pear.  R.  S.,  Pomfret  and  Putnam,  3 
and  4  m.  P.  O.,  Pomfret,  i  m.  C,  Cong.,  Epis.,  and  Cath., 
I  and  i^  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  Rolling,  with  stream  running 
through  center  of  farm;  soil  sandy  and  good  loam;  in  good 
condition,  free  from  stone;  keeps  25  cows  and  6  horses;  has  a 
fine  milk  route,  and  house  suitable  for  summer  boarders;  one 
of  the  best  farms  in  Pomfret.  Price,  $15,000;  terms  ^  down, 
and  mortgage  on  property  for  -|.  Chas.  W.  Grosvenor,  Pom- 
fret. 

Pomfret,  three  minutes'  walk  from  Elliott  Station.  40  a.  — 
20  m.  (most  of  it  by  machine),  17  p.,  a  small  grove,  3  a.  now 
cultivated.  H.,  24x32,  heated  by  furnace,  4  fireplaces;  L, 
32  X  32,  10  r.,  besides  undivided  attic  and  bathroom,  10  feet 


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wide  piazza  three  sides,  c.  excellent.  B.,  one  30x40  with 
smaller  addition,  c.  excellent,  lately  covered,  cellar.  A  new 
addition  connected  with  ell  contains  washroom,  sink,  wood- 
house,  toolroom,  grainroom.  Icehouse.  F.,  stone,  wire,  c. 
many  of  the  walls  recently  built.  W.,  the  very  best,  piped  from 
spring  to  house  and  barnyard,  faucet  in  kitchen,  another  spring 
supphes  two  trout  ponds.  F.  T.,  450,  A.,  peach,  pear,  cherry, 
quince,  plum,  grapes,  and  strawberries  in  abundance;  shade 
trees.  R.  S.,  Elliott,  a  few  rods.  P.  O.,  EUiott,  store  and  post- 
office.  C,  Cong.,  Epis.,  Advent  at  Abington,  2  m.  S.,  Elliott, 
^  m.  On  sidehill,  land  sloping  south  and  east,  i^  m.  from  the 
General  Putnam  "  Wolf  Den,"  lately  purchased  and  soon  to 
be  dedicated  by  D.  A.  R.  as  "  Wolf  Den  Park,"  4  m.  from  Pom- 
fret  station,  5  m.  from  the  "  Street,"  5  m.  from  beautiful  village 
of  Brooklyn,  soon  to  be  connected  with  Providence,  R.  I.,  by 
trolley.  Character  of  soil,  deep  loam  in  high  state  of  cultiva- 
tion. General  condition  of  the  property,  very  good.  Price, 
no  reasonable  offer  refused:  ought  to  have  $3,000.  Terms  of 
sale,  prefer  cash,  but  part  may  remain  on  mortgage;  will  ex- 
change for  paying  property.     James  H.  Rickard,  Elliott,  Conn. 

Putnam.  40  a. — ^13  m.,  12  p.,  15  w.,  all  S.  Cult.,  except 
woodland.  H.,  30  x  40,  L,  20  x  30,  8  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  c.  g. ;  sheds 
and  henhouse.  F.,  walls  and  rail  fence,  c.  g.  W.,  3  wells.  F. 
T.,  25,  pear  and  A.  R.  S.,  Putnam,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Putnam,  i  m. 
C,  Putnam,  i  m.  S.,  Putnam,  i  m.  Elevated  farm,  stream 
runs  through  pasture,  plenty  of  wood  for  family  use;  sandy 
loam  and  clay  bottom.  General  condition  of  the  property, 
good.     Price,  $2,000;  |  down.     E.  M.  Wheaton,  Putnam. 

Putnam.  125  a. — 45  m.,  40  p.,  40  w.,  20-years  growth. 
H.,  i^  story,  painted  white,  L,  30  x  25,  14  r.,  c.  very  fair.  B., 
g.  size,  c.  very  fair;  woodhouse.  F.,  stone,  c.  fair.  W.,  good 
W.  at  house  and  barn.  F.  T.,  100,  A.,  pear,  plum,  and  peach. 
R.  S.,  Putnam,  3  m.  P.  O.,  Putnam,  3  m.  C,  Putnam,  3  m. 
S.,  Sawyer,  ^  m.  Located  on  elevated  ground;  soil  both  sandy 
and  loamy;  all  in  fair  condition.  Price,  $2,800;  allow  $1,000 
to  remain  on  mortgage.  J.  R.  Cogswell,  Putnam,  Real  Estate 
Agent. 

Thompson  (part  in  Putnam).  165  a.  —  t,^  m..  68  p.,  62  w., 
5  or  6  heavy,  balance  sprouts,  45  S.  Cult.     II.,  28x38,  L, 


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i6  X  36,  12  v.,  c.  g.  B.,  38  X  72,  c.  excellent;  woodshed,  20  x  20, 
wagon-shed,  granary,  and  shop,  20  x  70.  F.,  stone  wall,  c. 
some  g.,  some  bad.  W.,  2  never-failing  wells,  also  aqueduct 
at  buildings.  F.  T.,  32  A.,  4  pears;  not  a  fruit  farm,  but  a 
dairy  farm.  R.  S.,  Putnam,  2^  m.  P.  O.,  Putnam,  2^  m.  C, 
Putnam,  2^  m.,  or  Thompson,  i^  m.  S.,  Thompson,  i^  m. 
Location  pleasant  and  healthful,  surface  broken;  soil  dark  loam, 
very  productive;  a  dairy  farm,  will  keep  25  cows.  General 
condition  of  the  property,  very  good.  Price,  $6,500,  with  ^ 
cash;  10  per  cent,  discount  for  cash  down,  or  will  exchange. 
D.  G.  Arnold,  box  698,  Putnam. 

Windham.  35  a.  —  16  m.,  19  p.  and  w.,  16  S.  Cult.  H., 
38x30,  L,  32x20,  II  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  38x30,  c.  g.;  horse  B., 
30x24;  shed,  24x12;  shop,  12x24;  henhouse,  60x12  and 
10  X  10.  F.,  walls,  c.  g.  W.,  well,  running  spring  water  in 
house  and  cow  barn.  F.  T.,  19,  A.,  cherries,  pears,  500  currant 
bushes,  ^  a.  raspberries,  f  a.  vineyard,  strawberries ;  from  vine- 
yard I  have  gathered  and  sold  in  Willimantic,  our  market,  over 
3  tons  of  grapes  in  a  season.  R.  S.,  Willimantic,  2^  m.  P.O., 
Windham,  ^  m.  C.,  Cong,  and  Epis.,  Ys  m.  S.,  Windham, 
graded,  Ys  m.  Land  level,  near  ponds;  refer  to  history  of 
Windham;  sandy  loam.  General  condition  of  the  property, 
good.  Price,  $3,800;  $1,100  can  remain  on  mortgage  at  4I  per 
cent.     G.  W.  Peabody,  Windham. 

Woodstock.  100  a.  —  60  m.,  20  p.,  20  w.,  80  S.  Cult.  H., 
40x40,  L,  20x40,  c.  g.  B.,  65x40,  c.  g. ;  horse  barn,  etc. 
F.,  stone,  c.  g.  W.,  springs.  F.  T.,  plenty,  A.,  pears,  etc. 
R.  S.,  Quinebaug  and  Putnam,  4  and  6  m.  P.  O.,  North 
Woodstock.  C,  North  Woodstock.  S.,  North  Woodstock. 
High  land,  good  location,  soil  loamy.  General  condition  of 
the  property,  good.  Price,  $3,000.  F.  H.  Blackman,  North 
Woodstock. 

Woodstock.  80  a.  —  30  m.,  33  p.,  17  w.,  60  S.  Cult.  H., 
35  ft.  front,  2  L's,  13  x  12,  13  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  36x45,  c.  g. ;  piggery 
and  hennery,  and  2  good  sheds  for  tools  and  wagons.  F.,  stone, 
rail,  and  wire,  c.  fair.  W.,  wells  and  springs.  F.  T.,  150,  variety 
of  both  fall  and  winter  fruit.  R.  S.,  Quinebaug,  5  m.  P.  O., 
West  Woodstock,  i^  m.  C,  West  Woodstock,  i^  m.  S.,  at 
the  door.    Situated  on  high  land  near  3  beautiful  lakes,  also  the 


38  FARMS    FOR    SALE. 

famous  Roseland  Park;  3  good  markets,  Putnam,  Webster, 
and  Southbridge,  equally  distant;  deep  loamy  soil,  fine  grass 
land,  will  keep  20  cows  and  team,  besides  sheep.  General  con- 
dition of  the  property  good.  Price,  $3,500;  $2,000  can  remain 
on  mortgage.     W.  A.  Weaver,  South  Woodstock. 


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LITCHFIELD    COUNTY. 

Barkhamsted.  125  a.  —  40  m.,  75  p.,  10  w.,  20  S.  Cult. 
H.,  26  X  36,  L.,  20  X  40,  12  r.,  c.  g-.,  with  exception  of  roof  and 
underpinning.  B.,  30  x  40,  c.  g. ;  horse  B.,  cowhouse,  20  x  40, 
and  hoghouse.  F.,  stone,  rail,  and  wire,  c.  poor.  W.,  g.  F. 
T.,  A.  in  moderate  supply.  R.  S.,  New  Hartford,  4^  m.  P. 
O.,  Barkhamsted,  2^  nr.  C,  Barkhamsted  Center,  i^  m.  S., 
I  m.  Located  on  Center  Hill,  high,  with  a  southern  frontage, 
suitable  for  a  large  dairy.  Soil,  loam  and  clay,  generally  strong ; 
somewhat  run  down  by  neglect.  Price,  $2,500,  buildings  cost 
upward  of  $10,000,  built  less  than  40  years.  Mrs.  T.  C.  Barnes, 
Collinsville. 

CoLEBROOK.  100  a.  —  30  m.,  20  p.,  50  w.,  30  S.  Cult.,  all 
mowings  can  be  cultivated.  H.,  24  x  30,  6  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  18  x  30, 
with  shed  9X  15,  c.  g. ;  corncrib,  icehouse,  smokehouse,  hen- 
house, pigpen.  F.,  barbwire  and  stone  walls,  c.  g.  W.,  five 
springs  and  i  well.  F.  T.,  30  or  more,  A.  and  pears,  also  grapes, 
currants,  strawberries,  etc.  R.  S.,  Winsted,  4^  m.  P.  O., 
Robertsville,  ^  m.  C,  Robertsville,  -J  m.  S.,  Robertsville,  ^ 
m.  On  a  hill  facing  southeast,  ^  m.  from  Sandy  Brook,  ^  m. 
from  Farmington  River.  Soil,  sandy  loam;  buildings  good, 
and  land  in  excellent  state  of  cultivation.  Price,  $1,300  cash. 
Mrs.  Frances  E.  Emmons,  Robertsville,  or  J.  K.  Smith,  Station 
A,  lock  box  1043,  Winsted. 

Cornwall.  70  a.  —  25  m.,  10  p.,  35  w.,  15  or  20  S.  Cult. 
H.,  small,  c.  poor.  B.,  25  x  35,  c.  medium.  F.,  stone  and  rail, 
c.  medium.  W.,  well,  springs,  and  brook.  R.  S.,  Cornwall 
Bridge,  5^  m.  P.  O.,  Cornwall,  2^  m.  C,  Cong.,  2I  m.  S., 
^  m.  Woodland  on  side  of  mountain,  meadows  nearly  level, 
can  be  mowed  with  machine,  no  swamp.  Soil,  loamy.  Gen- 
eral condition  of  the  property,  fair.  Price,  $500.  Mrs.  W.  L. 
Rogers,  West  Cornwall,  Conn. 

Cornwall,  250  a.  —  100  m.,  100  p.,  50  w.,  200  S.  Cult. 
H.,  28  X  38,  L,  60,  1 1  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  one  stock  barn,  70  x  40, 
c.  new ;  one  horse  barn,  one  carriage  barn,  one  tobacco  barn, 
icehouse,  and  creamery.      F.,  all  stone  walls,  c.  good.     W., 


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rods.  On  the  sloping  side  of  Chestnut  Hill;  mowing-ground, 
nearly  level.  Soil,  loamy.  Condition  of  farm  good;  house 
poor;  other  building  reasonably  good.  This  farm  keeps  25 
cows,  and  sells  the  product  to  the  Echo  Farm  Company,  i  m. 
distant,  at  New  York,  prices.  Price,  $5,000.  Orlando  Per- 
kins, Litchfield. 

New  Hartford.  185  a.  —  25  m.,  30  p.,  130  w.,  2,000  cords 
of  wood  and  2,000  railroad  ties  standing;  20  S.  Cult.  H., 
26x28,  L,  16x25,  10  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30x70,  with  basement,  c. 
very  fair;  silo,  100  tons  capacity;  wagon-shed,  20x30.  F., 
rail  and  wire,  c.  very  fair.  W.,  excellent  spring  near  house. 
F.  T.,  50,  A.,  pear,  plum,  peach,  cherry,  grapes,  small  fruit  a 
specialty,  2  a.  of  berries.  R.  S.,  Collinsville  and  New  Hartford, 
3^  m.  P.  O.,  Nepaug,  i  m.  C,  Nepaug,  i  m.  S.,  Hender- 
son dist.,  -J  m.  Land  under.cultivation  mostly  level ;  woodland 
hilly;  never-failing  streams  of  water  running"  through.  Soil, 
about  ^  heavy,  and  remainder  sandy  loam.  General  condition 
of  the  property,  in  high  state  of  cultivation.  Price,  $2,500;  ^ 
can  remain  on  mortgage.     G.  C.  Beckwith,  Nepaug. 

New  Hartford.  125  a.  —  25  m.,  60  p.,  40  w.,  25  S.  Cult. 
H.,  25  X  30,  6  r.,  2  halls,  and  attic;  L,  30  x  15,  3  r.,  2  porches, 
c.  g.  B.,  40x40  and  36x24,  c.  fairly  g. ;  2  cowhouses,  hen- 
house, icehouse.  F.,  stone,  wire,  and  rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  2  wells, 
small  stream  running  water.  F.  T.,  A.,  pears,  cherry,  plum, 
peach,  grape  vines,  currants,  and  small  fruit.  R.  S.,  New  Hart- 
ford, 3^  m.  P.  O.,  Nepaug,  i^  m.  C,  Nepaug,  i^  m.  S., 
Town  Hill,  -J  m.  Situated  on  Town  Hill;  quite  a  summer  re- 
sort; there  are  several  summer  homes  here.  Soil,  loamy,  with 
clay  sub-soil.  General  condition,  fairly  good.  Price,  $2,000, 
cash.     Riley  Merrill,  Nepaug. 

New  Hartford.  60  a.  —  25  m.,  20  p.,  15  w.,  25  S.  Cult. 
H.,  24  X  30,  L,  14  X  14,  10  r.,  c.  g.,  except  paint.  B.,  30  x  30, 
c.  g.,  except  shingles;  cowshed,  15x20.  F.,  stone  wall,  rail, 
and  wire,  c.  poor.  W.,  brought  by  pipe  to  H.  and  B.  F.  T., 
12  or  15  small  A.,  peaches,  plums,  grapes.  R.  S.,  New  Hart- 
ford, U-  m.  P.  O.,  New  Hartford,  i-\  m.  C,  New  Hartford, 
i^  m.  S.,  Town  Hill,  i  m.  On  a  hill;  the  summer  resort  of 
city  people;  has  a  number  of  summer  homes.  Heavy  loam  and 
fertile.  General  condition  of  the  ])roperty,  somewhat  run  ddwn. 
Price,  $1,200;  $400  down.     G.  C.  Beckwith,  Nepaug. 


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New  Hartford.  30  a.  —  10  m.,  10  p.,  10  w.,  8  S.  Cult. 
H.,  28x30,  L,  48  X  15,  with  woodhouse,  7  r.,  and  4  r.  in  L. 
$100  needed  for  repairs.  B.,  28  x  38,  c.  roof  good,  but  covering 
poor;  hogpen  and  henhouse.  F.,  wire  and  rail,  c.  very  fair. 
W.,  spring.  F.  T.,  A.,  grapes,  pears,  plums,  and  quinces.  R. 
S.,  Collinsville  or  New  Hartford,  3^  m.  each.     P.  O.,  Nepaug, 


G.    C.    BECKWITH,    NEI'AUG. 

1  m.  C,  Nepaug,  Cong.,  i  m.  S.,  Nepaug,  ^  m.  Located 
near  "  Mineral  Spring  ";  never-failing  stream  of  water  running 
through;  somewhat  hilly;  mostly  of  sandy  loam;  in  high  state 
of  cultivation.  Price,  $1,200,  of  which  $800  could  remain  on 
mortgage.     G.  C.  Beckwith,  Nepaug. 

New  Hartford.  90  a.  —  20  to  25  m.,  50  to  60  p.,  10  w., 
25  S.  Cult.  H.,  2^  story  and  basement,  16  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  40x20, 
c.  g.  F.,  stone  and  rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  wells  and  springs.  F.  T., 
A.  and  grapes.  R.  S.,  New  Hartford,  ^  m.  P.  O.,  New  Hart- 
ford, ^  m.  C,  Cong.,  Bap.,  Cath.,  Epis.,  ^  m.  S.,  common 
and  high,  ^  m.  On  hill  commanding  view  of  villages  of  New 
Hartford  and  Pine  Meadow,  and  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  R.  R.,  and 
Central  N.  E.  Railroad,  and  of  Farmington  River;  soil  loamy; 
all  in  good  condition.  Price,  $5,500;  ^  can  remain  on  mort- 
_gage.  W.  H.  Holcomb  of  Southington,  and  H.  B.  Holcomb, 
New  Hartford. 


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New  Hartford.  185  a.  — 45  m.,  100  p.,  40  w.,  100  S.  Cult. 
H.,  2  story,  8  r..  L,  large  enough,  c.  g.  B.,  40  x  80,  and  base- 
ment, c.  g.;  horse  B..  2  tobacco  B..  hoghouse.  henhouse.  F., 
largely  wire.  c.  fair.  W.,  never-failing  spring  at  house  and 
barn,  running.  F.  T..  all  needed.  A.,  pears,  plums.  R.  S., 
Pine  Meadow.  i|  m.  P.  O..  Pine  Meadow,  i^  m.  C,  Epis., 
Pine  Meadow,  i|  m.  S..  40  rods.  Beautiful  valley  almost 
surrounded  by  hills,  with  Farmington  River  on  the  west  line 
of  farm;  beautiful  grove  of  heavy  pine  80  rods  north  of  house 
on  high  peak;  a  splendid  trout  brook  through  center  of  farm; 
no  better  tobacco  land  in  the  State ;  the  buildings  are  in  good 
sound  condition,  but  need  painting.  Price,  $4,000;  will  sell 
any  portion  to  suit  customer;  ^  cash  or  approved  paper,  balance 
to  suit  purchaser.  J.  Nelson  Brown,  lock  box  316.  New 
Hartford. 

New  Hartford.  60  a.  —  15  m..  by  machine,  22  p.,  18  w., 
5  S.  Cult.,  the  meadows  can  be  cultivated.  H.,  30  x  24.  L,  18  x 
24,  10  r.,  c.  new  and  best  of  repair.  B..  32  x  28,  c.  fair;  other 
buildings,  e.g.;  barn  needs  undersilling.  F.. stone  walls  and  rail, 
c.  nearly  all  in  good  order.  W..  the  best  and  convenient,  well  in 
H.  F.  T..  young  orchard,  peach,  plums,  and  all  the  late,  also 
modern,  kind  of  A.  R.  S.  (2),  New  Hartford,  i-|  m.  P.  O., 
Nev\'  Hartford,  i^  m.  C,  New  Hartford  and  Nepaug,  i^  m. 
S.,  Town  Hill,  ^  m.  Edward  F.  Marsh  place,  located  in  center 
of  town,  near  the  city  summer  residences;  -i  m.  east  of  the  his- 
torical Town  Hill  Church,  and  very  desirable  place  for  city 
summer  residence,  or  for  a  farmer  that  wishes  to  enter  into 
poultry  business;  soil  loamy.  General  condition  of  the  prop- 
erty, the  house  has  been  unoccupied  for  2  years;  2  years  ago  the 
above-described  property  was  in  the  best  of  cultivation.  Price, 
$1,200.  The  owner's  name  is  Mrs.  Eliza  Ann  Marsh,  who  re- 
sides with  name  given  below.  Riley  M.  Olmsted,  post-office. 
Bakerville. 

Plymouth.  to8  a.  —  45  m.,  33  p.,  30  w.,  45  S.  Cult.  H., 
28x30,  L,  15x30,  II  r.,  c.  g.  P>.,  40x56,  c.  g. ;  3  smaller 
barns.  F..  rail,  c.  fair.  W.,  well.  V.  T.,  50.  largely  A.  R. 
S.,  Terry ville.  2-!,  m.  P.  ()..  Terryville.  i-^  m.  C,  Cong.,  i^ 
ni.  .S.,  graded,  i-\  m.  Location  high;  soil  Kiamy:  \ery  good 
condition.  IVicc,  $3,250;  $1,000  (lown,  l)alaiice  mcirtgage  on 
property.      William   Rnliinson,   Adniiiiistratdr. 


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Salisbury.  250  a.  —  Perhaps  50  m.,  50  p.,  150  w.,  con- 
siderable saw  timber,  100  S.  Cult.  2  H.,  no  g.  2  B.,  I  g.,  other 
not  much  value.  F.,  wire  and  wall,  i  outside  fence,  fair.  W., 
springs  and  small  stream,  i  mineral  spring.  F.  T.,  50  g.  trees. 
R.  S.,  Salisbury,  i^  m.  P.  O.,  Salisbury,  i|  m.  C,  Salisbury, 
i^  m.  S.,  Salisbury,  i^  m.  High  plateau,  about  1,000  feet 
above  sea  level,  southern  exposure;  a  picturesque  mountain 
farm.  General  condition  of  the  property,  been  used  for  pas- 
ture almost  exclusively  last  10  years.  Price,  $2,500;  $1,250 
cash,  balance  on  mortgage,  5  per  cent.  George  H.  Clark  and 
Donald  T.  Warner,  Salisbury. 

Thomaston.  96  a.  —  23  m.,  40  p.,  12  w.,  25  S.  Cult.  H., 
25  X  40,  L,  large,  14  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  large,  c.  fair;  horse  barn  and 
pigpen.  F.,  rail  and  stone,  c.  not  extra.  W.,  good  springs. 
F.  T.,  50,  A.  and  pear.  R.  S.,  Reynolds  Bridge,  2|  m.  P.  O., 
Thomaston,  3  m.  C,  Thomaston,  3  m.  S.,  Watertown,  i-|  m. 
Near  reservoir  for  city  of  Waterbury;  so-me  side  hill;  well 
watered;  a  little  isolated;  soil  clay  or  loam.  General  condition 
of  the  property,  come  and  see.  Daniel  rl.  Stevens,  Thomaston. 
(Sent  by  Henry  T.  Dayton,  Watertown.) 

ToRRiNGTON.  lOO  a.  —  25  m.,  50  p.,  25  w.  H.,  7  r.,  c.  g. 
Three  B.,  large,  c.  g. ;  hogpen,  woodhouse,  etc.  F.,  stone  wall, 
c.  g.  W.,  well  at  house,  cistern.  R.  S.,  Burrville,  i^  m.  P. 
O.,  Burrville,  i|  m.  C,  Burrville,  i^  m.,  Torringford,  short  i 
m.  S.,  Burrville,  i:|  m.  On  hill  less  than  i  m.  from  Torring- 
ford church  (2d  Cong,  of  Torrington) ;  soil,  loam,  with  sub-soil 
of  clay;  condition  of  the  property,  good.  Price,  $3,500;  half 
cash.     D.  D.  Miner,  Burrville. 

Winchester  (village  of  Winsted).  8  lots,  50  x  150  feet.  — 
W.,  supplied  by  spring.  R.  S.',  Winsted,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Winsted, 
Station  B.,  i  m.  C,  Cong,  and  Epis.,  i  m.  S.,  i  m.  Trolley 
road  runs  past  the  lots.  Price,  $150  each;  half  cash.  C.  B. 
Hallett,  Winsted. 

Winchester.  115  a.  —  40  m.,  65  p.,  10  w.,  35  S.  Cult.  H., 
25  X  36,  L,  18  X  30,  8  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  26  x  36  and  25  x  33,  c.  fair; 
woodhouse,  17x22;  hoghouse,  12  x  19.  F.,  walls,  wire,  rails, 
c.  g.     W.,  running  spring  and  well  at  buildings,  springs  in 


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pastures.  F.  T.,  A.,  pears,  and  peaches.  R.  S.,  Winsted,  2  m, 
P.  O.,  Station  A,  Winsted,  2  m.  C,  Cong.,  Meth.,  etc.,  2  m. 
S.,  graded  and  Gilbert  High  School,  2  m.  Best  of  location, 
with  stream  across  farm;  variety  of  soil;  all  in  fair  condition. 
Price,  $3,000.     John  P.  Gillett,  Station  A,  Winsted. 

Winchester.  120  a.  —  50  m.,  50  p.,  20  w.,  100  S.  Cult, 
H.,  30x40  and  20x40,  L,  18x24,  9  and  7  r.,  c.  g.  B.  (3), 
24x30,  24x36,  20x50,  c.  g. ;  sheds,  henhouse,  springhouse, 
windmill.  F.,  mostly  stone  walls,  c.  fair.  W.,  springs,  finest 
in  the  Avorld,  also  trout-brook.  F.  T.,  200,  mostlv  A.,  some 
pear,  plum,  peach,  cherry.  R.  S.,  Winsted,  3  m.  P.  O.,  Win- 
chester, I  m.  C,  Winchester,  i  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  Located 
on  Piatt  Hill,  highest  cultivated  point  in  the  State,  1,460  feet 
above  sea  level,  magnificent  views;  heavy  clay  loam.  General 
condition  of  the  property,  good.  Price,  $2,500;  terms,  $500- 
down,  balance  can  remain  on  mortgage.  Geo.  A.  Isbell,  708 
Chapel  St..  New  Haven. 

Woodbury  (Minortown).  166  a.  —  10  meadows,  10  pas- 
tures, somiC  of  them  quite  large,  about  50  \y.,  most  any  of  the 
open  land  S.  Cult.  H.,  31  x  2"],  L,  27  x  9,  13  r.,  with  hall  and 
pantry,  c.  g.  Carriage  and  horse  B.,  38x25,  c.  g. ;  2  wood- 
houses,  cowhouse,  2  story  pigsty,  3  field  barns.  F.,  stone,  rail, 
and  wire,  c.  mostly  g.  W.,  numerous  living  springs  at  house,, 
barns,  and  nearly  every  field.  F.  T..  all  leading  varieties  A.,, 
pears,  and  cherry,  walnut,  and  butternut.  R.  S.,  Watertown, 
4  m.  P.  0.,  Minortown,  i  m..  C.  Woodbury.  4  churches,  3^ 
m.,  Bethlehem,  2\  m.  S..  \  m.  Unsurpassed  as  to  location, 
southerly  slope,  plenty  of  brooks  and  springs;  soil  fine  for  farm- 
ing purposes.  General  condition  of  the  property,  very  good; 
descended  from,  father  to  child  for  six  generations;  house  — 
the  third  built  on  the  same  site.  About  20  years  ago  this  farm 
took  first  premium  from  Watertown  Society,  known  as  "  The 
Nelson  Judson  Place,"  also  "  Garden  of  Eden."  Price,  $5,000; 
at  least  half  down,  remainder  on  mortgage  if  desired.  Miss  S. 
M.  Judson.  Margaret  Peck,  Susan  L.  Judson,  heirs.  Minor- 
town. 


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MIDDLESEX    COUNTY. 

Chester.  35  a.  —  20  m.,  15  p.,  25  S.  Cult.  H.,  20x45, 
L,  20  X  18,  4  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  30  x  50,  c.  fair.  F.,  rail  and  wire, 
c.  good.  W.,  good  well  at  house.  F.  T.,  30  to  40.  R.  S., 
Hadlyme,  -J  m.  P.  O.,  Chester,  2^  m.;  Tylerville,  2  m.  C, 
Bap.,  Cong.,  and  Cath.,  Chester,  2^  m.  S.,  North  dist.,  Ches- 
ter, i^  m.  Bounded  east  by  Connecticut  River,  and  west  by 
Hartford  and  Saybrook  turnpike,  Hartford  &  Connecticut  Val- 
ley Railroad  runs  through  center  of  farm.  Soil,  loamy.  Price, 
$1,000,  cash.  Albert  E.  Southworth,  Tylerville,  Conn.  Per- 
son authorized  to  sell  the  property,  J.  H.  Morton,  East  Had- 
dam. 

Durham.  100  a.  —  30  m.,  45  p.  and  bushes,  25  w.,  10  S. 
Cult.  H.,  28  x  40,  L,  woodshed,  10  x  14,  8  r.,  c.  g.,  one  store- 
room. B.,  27  X  37,  c.  needs  some  repairs;  small  cornhouse. 
F.,  brush,  wire,  board,  rail.  W.,  g.,  never-failing  well  at  house. 
F.  T.,  few  A.  and  cherry.  R.  S.,  East  Walhngford,  Middlefield, 
6  m.  P.  O.,  4  m.  C,  4  m.  S.,  i^m.  Between  two  hills,  yet 
on  high  ground;  stream  of  water  running  through  the  valley 
near  by;  loamy  clay  sub-soil;  somewhat  run  down,  not  having 
proper  care  for  a  few  years.  .$2,500;  terms  of  sale  easy.  Wm, 
Maltby,  Northford. 

East  Haddam.  128  a.  —  25  m.,  100  p.  and  w.,  20  S.  Cult. 
H.,  16  X  24,  bedroom  and  buttery,  10  x  16,  L,  13  x  16,  6  r.,  c. 
fair.  B.,  24x30,  c.  fair;  wagon-house,  12x12;  tool  shop, 
14  x  24.  F.,  rail  and  wall,  c.  fair.  W.,  g.  F.  T.,  24,  baldwin 
and  russet,  and  plenty  of  common  fruit.  R.  S.,  Colchester,  5 
m.  P.  O.,  Millington,  i  m.  C,  Millingtou,  i  m.  S.,  Mil- 
lington.  I  m.  Soil,  loamy.  General  condition  of  the  property, 
fair.  Price,  $800  cash,  or  $900,  Yz  down,  and  balance  on  mort- 
gage.    J.  Hobert  Baker,  Millington.    J.  H.  Morton. 

East  Haddam.  40  a.  —  7  m.,  free  from  stone,  33  p.,  some 
wood,  25  S.  Cult.  H.,  i^  stories,  L,  2  r.,  6  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  24  x  30, 
c.  g. ;  woodshed  and  henhouse.  F.,  stone  wall  and  wire,  c. 
fair.  W.,  2  wells  near  house,  and  never-failing  spring  in  pas- 
ture. F.  T.,  25  in  variety.  R.  S.,  Goodspeeds,  4  m.  P.  O., 
Moodus,  2  m.     C,  Moodus,  2  m.     S.  and  factory,  f  m.     On  a 


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good  road,  near  neighbors,  and  within  a  few  rods  of  Bashan 
Lake,  one  of  the  prettiest  lakes  in  the  State,  good  tisliing;  soil 
loamy,  stands  drouth  well ;  condition  fair,  is  rented  at  present. 
■  Price,  $600  cash,  or  easy  terms  if  desired.  C.  E.  Gleason, 
Aubiirndale,  Florida.  Person  authorized  to  sell  the  property, 
J.  H.  Morton. 

East  Haddam.  200  a.  —  50  m.,  100  p.  and  w\,  50  S.  Cult. 
H.,  28x40,  12  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  32x40,  c.  g.;  horse  barn  and  2 
sheds  attached  to  main  barn.  F.,  wall,  rail,  and  wire,  c.  fair. 
W.,  brooks,  springs,  and  2  wells.  F.  T.,  125,  25  A.,  80  peach, 
and  the  rest  plum,  pear,  and  cherry.  R.  S.,  Hadlyme,  i^  m. 
P.  O.,  Hadlyme,  ^  m.  C,  Cong..  ^  m.  S.,  -J-  m.  House 
located  on  hill,  with  view  of  Connecticut  River,  abotit  i  m. 
from  steamboat  landing;  soil,  some  light  and  some  loamy;  con- 
dition good.  Price  $2,300.  Address  of  the  owner,  D.  C. 
]\Iiller.     Authorized  to  sell  the  property,  James  H.  Morton. 

East  Haddam.  14  a.  - —  5  m.,  9  p.,  5  S.  Cult.  H.,  25  x  35, 
L,  15  X  18,  7  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30  X  40,  c.  fair.  F.,  rail  and  wire,  c. 
fair.  W.,  g.  F.  T.,  5  or  6  A.  R.  S.,  Hadlyme,  i^  m.  P.  O., 
Hadlyme,  i^  m.  C,  Hadlyme.  i^  m.  S..  Hadlyme.  i^  m. 
About  one-half  mile  from  Connecticut  River,  and  one  mile 
from  landing  of  the  Hartford  and  New  York  steamers;  soil 
loamy;  in  fairly  good  repair.  Price,  $1,000.  Deep  River  Sav- 
ings Bank,  Deep  River. 

Haddam  (Beaver  Meadow).  80  a.  w.  —  R.  S.,  Haddam.  2 
m.  Price,  $600.  The  Middletown  Savings  Bank,  Middle- 
town. 

KiLLiNGWORTH.  I20  a.  —  25  m..  25  p.,  /O  w.,  40  S.  Cult. 
H.,  46x26,  modern  style,  12  r.,  c.  very  g.  B.,  40x28  and 
36  X  16,  c.  g. ;  other  buildings,  three.  F.,  wall  and  rail.  c.  very 
g.  W.,  2  wells,  large  living  stream.  F.  T..  40.  A.,  pear,  and 
plum.  R.  S.,  Clinton,  Chester,  Higganum,  8  to  9  m.  V.  ( )., 
Killingworth,  2-J-  m.  C,  Killingworth.  Cong..  2-I  m.  S..  dist., 
^  m.  High  ground,  fairly  level;  scenery  fine;  lake  and  stream; 
sawmill  on  place  in  running  order;  soil  loamy,  condition  very 
good.  Price,  $2,500;  $1,000  may  remain  on  mortgage.  Elias 
S.  Isbell.  Killingworth.  Authorized  to  sell  the  iiropertw 
Davifl  M.  Kelsev.  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 


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Haddam.  240  a.  —  20  a.  upland,  30  a.  fine  meadow,  100  p., 
60  w.,  30  S.  Cult.  H.,  35  X  40,  L,  12  X  20,  12  r.,  c.  g.  Two  B., 
30x40  each,  c.  g. ;  cidermill,  20x40;  wagon-house,  icehouse. 
F.,  stone  wall,  wire  lines,  c.  g.     W.,  2  good  wells.     F.  T.,  200 


WILLIAM    F.    BRAINERD,    HADDAM   NECK. 

all  grafted.  R.  S.,  Air  Line  and  Valley,  2^  m.  P.  O.,  Haddam 
Neck,  I  m.  C,  Cong.,  ^  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  High  ground, 
grand  view,  steamboat  landing  f  m.;  soil  loamy;  condition 
good.     Price,  $4,500.     Wm.  F.  Brainerd,  Haddam  Neck. 

KiLLiNGWORTH.  75  a. —  lo  m.,  25  p.,  40  w.,  25  S.  Cult.  H., 
20x24,  5  r.,  c.  poor.  B.,  20x30,  c.  poor;  other  buildings,  c. 
poor.  F.,  mostly  stone  wall,  c.  poor.  W.,  well.  F.  T.,  A. 
R.  S.,  Madison,  5  m.  P.  O.,  Killingworth,  2  m.  C,  Killing- 
worth,  2  m.  S.,  Killingworth,  2  m.  Fair  soil;  property  run 
down.  Price,  $500;  terms,  $100  down,  balance  $100  per  year. 
Geo.  A.  Isbell,  708  Chapel  St.,  New  Haven. 

Killingworth.  47  a.  —  20  m.,  27  p.,  scattering  w.,  18  S. 
Cult.  H.,  18x24,  L,  12x12,  6  r.,  c.  good.  B.,  28x38,  c. 
good.  Henhouse  13  x  26,  woodhouse  12  x  14.  F.,  stone  wall 
and  wire.     W.,  good.     F.  T.,  peach,  pear.  A.,  most  young  trees. 

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FARMS    FOR    SALE. 


R.  S.,  Clinton,  6  m.  P.  O.,  Killingworth,  60  rods.  C,  Killing- 
worth,  80  rods.  S.,  60  rods.  On  a  hill,  splendid  view  of  L.  I. 
Sound.  Soil,  loamy.  General  condition  of  the  property,  fair. 
Price,  $1,200;  cash  $700.  William  Bristol,  Conservator.  For 
reference,  inquire  of  David  K.  Stevens,  Judge  of  Probate. 

MiDDLEFiELD.  6o  a.  —  30  m.,  20  p.,  10  w.,  nearly  all  of  m. 
and  part  of  the  p.  S.  Cult.  '  H.,  31  x  25,  L,  21  x  16,  12  r.  and 
pantry,  c.  g.,  and  nearly  new;  with  basements  and  cement 
floors.  B.,  53x33  and  44x21,  c.  g.,  nearly  new;  henery,  icehouse, 
etc.  F.,  rail,  stone,  wire,  and  slat,  c.  fairly  g.  W.,  never-failing 
well  at  the  door,  water  in  the  kitchen,  also  in  barnyard  for  stock. 


JAMES    T.    INGLIS,    MIDDLEFIELD. 

also  in  pasture.  F.  T.,  180,  A.,  pear,  cherry,  peach,  quince. 
R.  S.,  Middlefield  Center  and  Rock  Falls,  i  m'.  P.  O.,  Middle- 
field  and  Rock  Falls,  i  m.  C,  Cong.,  M.  E.,  Epis.,  and  Cath., 
I  m.  S.,  east  dist.,  in  front  of  farm  ;  about  4  m.  to  Wesleyan 
University.  On  corner,  public  highway  on  two  sides,  close 
to  hill  and  valley;  stream  j  m.  known  as  West  River,  3  reser- 
voirs, and  I  natural  lake;  soil  loamy,  high  state  of  cultivation. 
Price,  $3,300;  about  ^  cash.     James  T.  Inglis.  Middlefield. 


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Old  Saybrook.  24  a.  —  Good  m.,  most  of  it  S,  Cult.  H., 
22  X  28,  L,  15  X  16,  7  r.,  c.  first-class.  B.,  22  x  28,  c.  g. ;  wagon- 
house  and  cornhouse.  F.,  wood,  c.  g.  W.,  good  well  20  ft. 
deep.  F.  T.,  pears,  peaches,  A.  R.  S.,  Saybrook  Junction,  i 
m.  P.  O.,  Saybrook,  -J  m.  C,  Cong.,  Epis.,  Meth,  Cath.  S., 
graded,  ^  m.  Near  Long  Island  Sound  and  Oyster  River;  soil 
good;  condition  first-class.  Price,  $3,600.  H.  F.  Ingham, 
Agent. 

Old  Saybrook.  56  a.  —  22  m.,  12  p.,  8  w.  H.,  30x40, 
II  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  26x74,  c.  g. ;  storehouse,  18x24;  cornhouse, 
14x20;  henhouse,  7x30;  smokehouse,  etc.;  2  packing  sheds 
to  pack  berries.  F.,  c.  g.  W.,  never-failing  spring,  well,  and 
cistern.  F.  T.,  2  a.  strawberries,  2  a.  raspberries,  i  a.  blue- 
berries, 40  A.  trees,  and  pear,  cherry,  grape,  and  quince.  R. 
S.,  Saybrook  and  Westbrook,  2-J  m.  P.  O.,  Saybrook,  i^  m. 
C,  Saybrook,  i-|  m.  S.,  graded,  i^  m.  House  'old-fashioned, 
on  rising  ground,  co^mmanding  fine  view  of  Long  Island  Sound 
distant  ^  m. ;  southern  part  of  farm  on  highway  to  Sound,  and 
suitable  for  building  lots;  soil,  loamy.  General  condition  of 
the  property,  good,  in  high  cultivation.  Price,  $3,500;  $2,000 
cash  down,  balance  on  m.ortgage  at  5  per  cent.  Richard  H. 
Tucker,  Saybrook. 

Saybrook.  372  a.  —  large  amount  w.,  60  S.  Cult.  H., 
large,  storehouse  52  x  24,  14  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  85  x  30,  24-foot 
posts,  and  basement,  c.  g.  2  sheds,  50  x  30,  one  storage  barn, 
25  tons  capacity,  with  all  other  necessary  buildings,  c.  first-, 
class.  W.,  running  spring  water  at  house  and  barn,  two 
streams  run  through  farm,  a  large  pond  stocked  with  fish  ad- 
joining the  farm.  F.  T.,  abundant.  R.  S.,  Deep  River,  3  m. 
P.  O.,  Deep  River,  2^  m.  C,  4  in  Deep  River,  2  in  Ivoryton, 
2^  m.  S.,  consolidated;  run  townwise.  Three  miles  from 
Connecticut  River,  seven  miles  from  Long  Island  Sound.  All 
in  first-class  condition,  an  old  homestead,  having  been  in  the 


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FARMS    FOR    SALE. 


family  over  one  hundred  years,  now  offered  on  account  of  in- 
creasing years.    Soil,  loamy,  productive.    Price,  $10,000;  stock 


L.    J.    TLATTS,    DEKP    RIVER. 


and  tools  will  be  sold  at  low  appraisal.  Address  of  the  owner, 
L.  J.  Platts,  Deep  River,  Conn.  Person  authorized  to  sell 
the  property,  E.  Shelton,  Courant  Building,  Hartford. 


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TOLLAND    COUNTY. 

Andover.  i6o  a.  —  40  m.,  80  p.  and  w.,  40  S.  Cult.  H., 
40  X  30,  L,  20  X  30,  13  v.,  c.  excellent.  B.,  40  x  60  and  30  x  40, 
c.  very  g. ;  henhouses,  icehouse,  corncrib,  wagon-house,  and 
woodhouse.  F.,  stone  and  wire,  c.  g.  W.,  3  wells,  with  never- 
failing  streams.  F.  T.,  12  a.,  A.  orchard  of  the  best  standard 
varieties.  R.  S.,  Andover,  i  m.  P.  O.,  Andover,  i  m.  C, 
Cong,  and  Bap.,  i  m.  S.,  consolidated,  i  m.  Location  is  good, 
being  on  a  hill;  our  A.  orchards  are  the  principal  feature;  A. 
brought  me  $700  last  season;  farm  is  all  under  good  cultivation; 
an  icepond  near  the  barns  furnishes  plenty  of  ice.  Price, 
$4,000;  part  of  which  might  remain  on  mortgage.  Charles  H. 
Baker,  Andover. 

Bolton.  80  a.  —  20  m.,  60  p.,  w.  in  abundance  for  use,  25 
S.  Cult.  I^.,  10  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  43  x  33,  c.  g.;  shed,  24  X  44,  wood- 
shed, henhouse.  F.,  stone  wall  and  rail,  c.  g.  W.,  brook 
across  pasture,  wells  lat  house  and  barn.  F.  T.,  15,  A.  and 
pear.  R.  S.,  Bolton  and  Andover,  either  3  m.  P.  O.,  Bolton, 
f  m.  C,  Cong.,  f  m.  S.,  f  m.  Located  on  Bolton  Hill,  2^ 
m.  from  Willimantic  reservoir;  highest  ground  in  State  east 
Conn.  River;  soil  loamy,  condition  good.  Price,  $1,700;  ^ 
cash.     Geo.  L.  Dewey,  Bolton. 

Bolton.  40  a.  —  20  m.,  10  good  p.  in  w.  lot,  10  w.,  80,000 
ft.  timber,  200  cords  wood,  20  S.  Cult.  H.,  20  x  38,  L,  18  x  21, 
1 1  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  30  x  50,  c.  fair;  shed,  12  x  20.  F.,  stone  wall, 
wire,  c.  g.  W.,  well  at  house  and  barn,  spring  in  pasture.  F. 
T.,  60,  A.,  pears,  cherry,  plum,  peaches,  quinces,  grapes.  R. 
S.,  Bolton  Notch,  2^  m.  P.  O.,  50  rods.  C,  50  rods.  S.,  50 
rods.  All  hay  can  be  cut  with  machine;  wood  and  timber  on 
side  of  road;  good  loamy  soil,  good  state  of  cultivation;  a  rare 
chance  to  get  a  good  farm  cheap;  timber,  white  oak,  hickory, 
very  choice.  Price,  $1,100;  terms  of  sale  easy.  O.  C.  John- 
son, Willimantic.  Authorized  to  sell  the  property.  Dr.  James 
D.  Bailey,  Bolton. 

Columbia.  60  a.  —  15  m.,  20  p.,  w.  second  growth,  esti- 
mated 200  cords.  12  S.  Cult.  H.,  22  x  36,  L,  10  x  10,  9  r.,  c. 
g.     B.,  30  x  40,  c.  fair;  woodshed  and  wagon-shed,  3  large  hen- 


54  FARMS    FOR    SALE, 

houses.  F.,  walls,  rail,  and  wire,  c.  fair.  W.,  running  water 
to  barn,  well  at  house.  F.  T.,  175,  A.,  pear,  plum,  peach,  rasp- 
berry, blackberry,  and  strawberry  beds.  R.  S.,  Chestnut  Hill, 
i-|  m.;  Willimantic,  3  m.  P.  O.,  Chestnut  Hill.  C.  S.,  dist., 
I  m.  Side  hill,  south  slope,  near  river;  soil,  lig-ht  loam.  Gen- 
eral condition  of  the  property,  fair.  Price,  $850,  cash.  Milo 
S.  Davoll,  Chestnut  Hill. 

Columbia.  40  a.  —  15  m.,  25  p.  and  w.,  25  S.  Cult.  H.,  10 
r.,  c.  g.  B.,  cost  $400,  c.  new.  R.  S.,  Leonard's  Bridge,  i^  m.; 
Hop  River,  3^  m.  P.  O.,  C,  and  stores,  2  m.  S.,  2  m.  Price, 
$800.     E.  G.  Hart,  18  State  St.,  Hartford. 

Columbia.  84  a.  —  20  m.,  36  p.,  20  w.,  28  S.  Cult.  H., 
28x38,  L,  one  24x24,  one  12x15,  ^7  ^-^  besides  halls  and 
pantry,  c.  No,  i.  B.,  36  x  50  and  18  x  24,  c.  No.  i ;  cornhouse, 
12x18;  woodhouse,  16x30;  2  henhouses,  pigpen,  etc.  F., 
mostly  stone  walls,  barbed  wire,  and  rail,  c.  g.  W?,  wells  and 
springs.  F.  T.,  80,  A.,  mostly  winter  fruit,  pears,  grapes,  etc. 
R.  S.,  Chestnut  Hill  and  Hop  River,  about  3  m.  P.  O.,  Colum- 
bia, f  m.  C,  Cong.,  f  m.  S.,  dist.,  f  m.  Remarkably  pleas- 
ant, on  top  of  a  hill,  land  mostly  level,  slightly  rolling;  about 
i-J  m.  from  Columbia  reservoir;  surveyors  say  the  highest  land 
between  New  York  and  Boston  is  in  Columbia,  about  i^  m. 
west  of  farm;  soil,  a  rich  loam.  General  condition  of  the 
property  good.  Price,  $3,000,  but  would  shade  that  price  a 
little  to  the  right  purchaser;  with  ^  on  mortgage.  James  P. 
Little,  Columbia. 

Coventry.  Name  of  farm  "  Fountain  Spray."  57  a.  — 
4  to  5  m.,  25  p.,  27  w.,  any  of  the  mowing  land  S.  Cult.  H., 
30  X  25,  2^  story  front,  i-|  story  rear,  basement  in  front,  10  r.,  c. 
medium  to  g.  B.,  42  x  17,  c.  fair;  woodhouse  and  wagon-shed, 
hennery,  c.  g.  F.,  barbed  wire,  rail,  and  stone  wall,  c.  g.  W., 
running  spring  at  house  and  barn  and  pasture,  by  well  and 
brooks.  F.  T.,  54,  A.,  40,  pear,  peach,  plum,  and  cherry.  R, 
S.,  Bolton,  3  m.  P.  O.,  Quarryville,  i^  m.  C,  M.  E.,  Quarry- 
ville,  i^  m. ;  Cong.,  Coventry,  3  m.  S.,  i  m.  Some  part  nearly 
level,  other  westward  sloping;  i  m.  from  Bolton  reservoir,  good 
boating  and  fishing;  soil,  clay.  General  condition  of  the  prop- 
erty good.     Price,  $1,500.     E.  B.  Turncy,  Quarryville. 


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Coventry.  85  a.  —  50  m.,  35  p.  and  w.,  40  S.  Cult.  H., 
30x40,  I  story,  L,  16x23,  new,  7  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  40x45  and 
44x24,  c.  g. ;  icehouse,  cowshed,  woodshed,  henhouse.  F., 
stone  wall,  c.  fair.  W.,  good  running  water  at  barn  year  round. 
F.  T.,  all  kinds,  plenty  O'f  fruit.  R.  S.,  Andover,  2^  m.  P.  O., 
Coventry,  i  m.  C,  Cong.,  i  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  Hills  and 
valleys;  river  runs  the  length  of  farm;  two  brooks;  self-support- 
ing meadows;  soil,  all  kinds;  good  location,  near  sawmill  and 
gristmill.  The  place  is  known  as  Wright's  Mills;  one  of  the 
best  farms  in  town;  will  keep  20  head  of  stock.  Price,  $2,000; 
$900  can  remain  on  mortgage  at  6  per  cent.  M.  E.  Aspinwall, 
Coventry. 

Coventry.  100  a.  —  20  m.,  p.  g.,  two  streams  of  running 
water,  w.  g.,  and  young  timber  growing,  25  S.  Cult.  H.,  large, 
L,  good  size,  8  large  and  airy  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  50x24,  c.  fair; 
icehouse,  new;  wagon-house,  woodshed.  F.,  stone  wall,,  c. 
fair.  W.,  never  failing.  F.  T.,  A.  and  quinces.  R.  S.,  An- 
dover, 2^  m.  P.  O.,  Andover,  2  m.  C,  Andover,  2  m.  S.,  f 
m.  In  the  valley  i  m.  west  of  Nathan  Hale  place;  soil  varied, 
property  in  fair  condition.  Price,  $1,500.  F.  N.  Wright, 
Coventry. 

Coventry.  100  a.  —  30  m.,  40  p.,  30  w.-f  60  S.  Cult.  H., 
30  x  45,  L,  25  x  40,  20  x  20,  9  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  60  x  42,  with  base- 
ment 18  X  30,  c.  good.  Wagon-house,  20  x  30.  F.,  wall  and 
Virginia,  c.  ordinary.  W.,  4  wells  (3  unfailing),  springs,  and 
brook  from  Bolton  reservoirs.  F.  T.,  100  A.,  pears,  peaches, 
plums,  quinces.  R.  S.,  Bolton,  if  m.  P.  O.,  Ouarryville,  -J 
m.  C,  Ouarryville,  ^  m.  (Meth.);  Coventry,  2  m.  (Cong.). 
S.,  Coventry,  ^  m.  Slopes  gently  toward  south  and  west,  well 
adapted  to  raising  hay,  corn,  oats,  rye,  and  ordinary  vegetables 
and  fruits.  Soil,  gravelly  loam,  hard  pan  bottom.  General  con- 
dition of  the  property,  good,  has  been  in  the  family  for  over 
100  years  and  always  well  kept ;  to  be  sold  to  close  the 
estate.  Price,  $4,000;  terms  cash.  L.  H.  Gager,  Administra- 
tor, Palmer,  Mass. 

Mansfield  (Spring  Hill).  140  a.  —  25  m.,  30  S.  Cult.  H., 
30x40,  L,  16x28,  14  r.,  c.  very  good.  B.,  30x52,  c.  very 
good.     Shed,  50  x  20,  icehouse,  henhouse,  wagon  and  wood- 


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FARMS    FOR    SALE. 


house,  50  X  20.  F.,  stone  wall  and  rail,  c.  very  good.  W., 
living  springs  in  pastures.  F.  T.,  100  Greenings,  Baldwins, 
Russets.  R.  S.,  Eagleville,  3  m.  P.  O.,  Spring  Hill,  near  by. 
C,  Bap.,  near  by.  S.,  close  by.  Surroundings  quite  level. 
Soil,  good.  Property  in  very  good  condition.  Price,  $4,000; 
half  down,  mortgage  of  the  rest.     J.  G.  Freeman,  Spring  Hill. 

Mansfield.  30  a.  —  2  m.,  10  p.,  18  w.  (400  to  500  cords  of 
wood),  4  S.  Cult.,  well  situated  for  poultry  farm.  H.,  30x45, 
L,  30x45,  15  r.,  c.  good.  Woodshed  attached  with  room 
overhead  for  tools,  etc.  F.,  stone,  c.  good.  W.,  a  small  brook 
and  excellent  well.     F.  T.,  an  old  apple  orchard  of  15  or  20 


CHARLES    FENTON,    MANSFIELD    CENTER,    CONN. 

trees.  R.  S.,  Willimantic,  4-^-  m.  P.  O.,  Mansfield  Center,  ^ 
m.  C,  Cong.,  25  rods.  S.,  dist.,  20  rods.  Excellent  bird 
shooting  and  some  of  the  best  trout  streams  in  State  near. 
Soil,  sandy  loam.  Price,  $1,500;  the  larger  part  can  remain 
on  mortgage.     Charles  Fenton,  Willimantic,  Conn. 

Mansfield.  64  a.  —  30  m.,  36  p.  and  w.,  25  S.  Cult.  H., 
30x40,  L,  16x20,  9  r.,  c.  almost  new.  B.,  30x40,  c.  g. ; 
other  buildings,  fair.  F.,  stone  wall,  rail,  barbed  wire,  c.  fair. 
W.,  ample.     F.  T.,  40.     R.  S.,  Eagleville  and  Willimantic,  2| 


TOLLAND    COUNTY.  5/ 

m.  and  5  m.  P.  O.,  Spring  Hill,  ^  m.  C,  Spring  Hill,  -J  m. 
S.,  Spring  Hill,  -J  m.  Spring  Hill  near  Connecticut  Agricul- 
tural College;  soil  loamy,  clay  sub-soil.  General  condition, 
good.  Price,  $1,400;  terms  of  sale  to  suit  convenience  of  pur- 
chaser.    A.  A.  Bosworth,  Spring  Hill. 

SoMERS.  120  a.  —  44  m.,  40  p.,  well  watered,  13  w.,  16  S. 
Cult.  H.,  30  X  40,  L,  18  X  27,  14  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  40  x  60  and 
40  x  50,  c.  fair  to  g. ;  woodshed,  c.  poor.  F.,  wire  and  rail,  c. 
comfortable.  W.,  well  and  cistern.  F.  T.,  cherry,  plums, 
pears,  and  A.  R.  S.,  Hazardville,  3^  m.  P.  O.,  Somers,  i  m. 
C,  Somers,  i  m.  S.,  dist.,  12  rods.  House  on  hill ;  Scantic 
bounds  part  of  land  on  the  west;  it  was  the  home  of  Judge 
Strong's  father;  soil  sandy,  loamy,  some  stony,  in  fair  state  of 
cultivation.  Price,  $3,500;  $2,500  down,  rest  mortgage.  Ran- 
dolph Fuller,  Somers.     Per  M.  H.  Fuller. 

Stafford.  250  a.  —  Well  divided,  estimated  to  be  1,000 
cords  of  wood,  100,000  feet  of  timber,  S.  Cult.,  enough  for  three 
men  to  work.  H.,  i^  story,  8  r.,  c.  needs  some  repairs.  B., 
36  X  50,  28  X  43,  c.  needs  little  repairing.  Horse  barn,  cow 
barn,  2  henhouses,  hoghouse.  F.,  rail,  stone  wall,  and  wire,  c. 
moderate.  W.,  well  water,  2  beautiful  springs  on  the  farm. 
F.  T.,  a  good  many  apple  trees,  a  few  pear  and  peach  trees. 
R.  S.,  Stafford  Springs,  4  m.  P.  O.,  Staffordville,  little  more 
than  -J  m.  C,  Meth.,  Cong.,  Cath.  It  is  up  from  the  village  of 
Staffordville  a  little  more  than  ^  m.;  there  are  three  factories; 
can  sell  a  good  deal  of  wood  at  the  village;  good  fishing  above 
the  village.  Soil,  good  and  strong,  good  for  hay  crops,  c.  very 
fair.  Price,  $3,500;  would  like  half  down.  The  wood  and 
timber  will  nearly  pay  for  the  farm.  Mrs.  L.  G.  Goodell,  Staf- 
ford Hollow. 

Tolland.  300  a.  —  100  m.,  50  p.,  200  w.,  100  S.  Cult.  H., 
20  X  45,  L,  10  X  12,  9  r.,  c.  fair.  B.,  30  x  40  and  20  x  30,  c.  fair; 
sheds.  F.,  mostly  stone  walls,  c.  g.  W.,  running  water  from 
spring,  brooks.  F.  T.,  100,  mostly  A.,  some  cherry,  pears, 
grapes,  worlds  of  chestnuts.  R,  S.,  Rockville,  3  m.  P.  O., 
Tolland,  i  m.  C,  Tolland,  i  m.  S.,  dist.,  ^  m.  This  is  largely 
a  wood  farm,  about  200  acres,  30-years  growth,  largely  chest- 
nut ;  nice  place  to  raise  young  stock ;  soil  sandy  loam ;  general 


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condition,  fair.  Price,  $2,500;  terms,  $500  cash,  balance  as 
the  wood  is  cut;  5.000  railroad  ties  now  ready  to  cut,  telegraph 
poles  not  numbered.  Geo,  A.  Isbell,  708  Chapel  St.,  New 
Haven. 

Tolland.  60  a. — :20  m.,  40  p.,  30  S.  Cult.  H.,  2  stories,  9  r., 
c.  fair.  B.,  50  x  38,  horse  barn,  c.  g. ;  icehouse,  piggery,  wagon- 
sheds.  F.,  wall,  c.  g.  W.,  spring  to  house  and  barns.  F.  T., 
plenty.  A.,  cherries,  pears,  quinces,  grapes,  etc.  R.  S.,  Rock- 
ville,  2  m.  P.  O.,  Rockville,  2  m.  C,  Rockville,  2  m.  S., 
75  rods.  Located  on  turnpike  from  Rockville  to  Tolland 
(county  seat),  a  view  of  Snipsic  Lake,  the  water  power  of  Rock- 
ville; soil  loamy.  General  condition  of  the  property,  fair. 
Price,  $2,500;  $1,000  down,  remainder  on  mortgage  if  desired. 
Bradley  M.  Sears,  Spring  Hill. 

Tolland.  150  a.  —  25  m.,  50  p.,  75  w.,  35  S.  Cult.  H., 
large,  about  8  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30x40,  c.  fair;  horse  barn,  wood- 
house,  and  wagon-house,  g.  repair.  F.,  mostly  stone  walls,  c. 
quite  g.  W.,  spring  water,  never-failing  all  about  place.  F. 
T.,  A.,  pear,  peach,  plum.  R.  S.,  Rockville,  4  m.  P.  O.,  Rock- 
•  ville,  4  m.,  or  Crystal  Lake,  i-|  m.  C,  Tolland,  M.  E.,  Cong. ; 
Crystal  Lake,  i^  m.,  M.  E.  S.,  dist.  This  farm  is  in  a  very 
picturesque  location  in  a  little  valley  surrounded  by  hills  that 
rise  to  quite  high  peaks;  varied  from  light  sandy  loam  to  heavy 
black  soil;  somewhat  neglected,  but  capable  of  being  quickly 
brought  into  condition.     Joseph  Boucar,  Rockville. 

Union.  140  a.  —  20  m.,  30  p.,  90  w.,  25  S.  Cult.  H., 
30  X  40,  8  r.  F.,  stone  wall.  W.,  g.  F.  T.,  few.  R.  S.,  Staf- 
ford Springs,  9  m.  P.  O.,  Union,  2^  m.  C,  Union,  2-J  m. 
S.,  ^4  m.  On  high  ground  in  the  north  part  of  Union,  and  has 
a  large  quantity  of  wood  and  timber;  soil  loamy;  condition  of 
the  property  good.     Price,  $1,000.     L.  M.  Reed,  Union. 

WiLLiNGTON.  150  a.  —  25  m.,  50  p.,  75  w.,  20  S.  Cult.  H., 
25  X  30,  7  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  30  X  40,  c.  g.  F.,  stone  and  wire,  c.  fair. 
W.,  well  and  stream.  F.  T.,  50,  various  kinds.  R.  S.,  West 
Willington,  4  m.  P.  O.,  East  Willington,  i  m.  C,  Cong,  and 
Bap.,  2  m.  S.,  East  Willington,  i  m.  Tillage  land  level,  wood 
land  hilly;  Fenton  River  runs  through  farm;  soil  loamy.  Gen- 
eral condition  of  the  property  very  good.  Price,  $1,600;  ^ 
cash.     F.  A.  Pierson,  Hartford. 


TOLLAND    COUNTY.  59 

WiLLiNGTON.  150  a.  —  18  m.,  all  machine  but  2;  60  p.;  80 
w.,  from  10  to  40-years  growth;  40  S.  Cult.  H.,  40  x  30,  9  r. 
on  ground  floor,  3  upstairs,  c.  excellent.  B.,  cow,  60x25; 
horse,  25  x  12,  c.  g.;  icehouse,  new  woodshed,  henhouses,  new 
wagon-shed,  all  in  g.  repair.  F.,  stone,  wire,  and  rail,  stone 
and  wire  g.,  rail  poor.  W.,  never-failing  well,  running  water 
in  house  and  barn,  forced  by  ram,  two  trout-brooks,  ice  pond, 
and  trout  pond,  and  location  for  several  trout  ponds.  F.  T., 
A.,  pears,  plums.  R.  S.,  So.  Willington,  i  m.  P.  O.,  So. 
Willington,  i  m.  C,  Bap.  and  Cong,  on  Hill,  i-J  m.,  and  Bap. 
Hall  at  So.  Willington;  Meth.,  3  m.  S.,  So.  Willington,  i  m. 
Goodly  number  of  shade  trees  near  house  and  barns;  -|  m.  from 
Lake  Beauty;  good  market  for  produce  at  thread  mill,  So. 
Willington;  soil  sandy  loam,  A  i  for  potatoes  and  grass;  prop- 
erty in  good  condition.  Price,  $2,000;  ^  cash,  remainder  on 
mortgage.     A.  H.  Eldredge,  Willington. 


SUPPLEMENT. 


Coventry.  50  a. —  20  m.  (^  river  meadow,  fair  quality), 
20  p.,  2  w.,  20  (part  in  mowing,  now),  S.  Cult.  H.,  25  x  35, 
L,  18  X  40  (cellar  under  all),  1 1  r.,  c,  g.  B.,  30  x  70  (8  feet  cellar 
under  all  but  12  feet),  c.  g;  shed,  15  x  50.  F.,  stone,  wire,  and 
rail,  c.  g.  W.,  very  best,  running  in  house  and  barn,  also  well 
at  house,  if  wanted  can  carry  water  up  stairs.  F.  T.,  25, 
mostly  A.  R.  S.,  Merrow  or  Mansfield  depot,  2I  m.  each. 
P.  O.,  Coventry,  2^  m.,  mail  brought  within  1  m.  C,  Cong., 
2  m.  S.,  dist.,  -|  m.  Lies  in  valley,  quite  a  stream  through 
length,  also  3  small  brooks,  ice  pond.  Beautiful  place  for 
summer  residence ;  mostly  light,  sandy  loam,  good ;  general 
condition,  good,  7  acres  in  cul.  this  year.  Price,  $3,000,  in- 
cluding all  stock,  tools,  and  wagons,  etc. ;  terms  of  sale,  on 
application.  Wood  land  can  be  bought  adjoining  this  place 
for  $4  or  $5  per  acre.     H.  R.  Hoisington,  Jr.,  Coventry. 

Lebanon.  160  a.  —  m.,  p.,  suitably  divided,  a  good  wood 
lot.  H.,  two  stories,  L,  two  stories,  15  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  4,  c.  g. 
F.,  stone  wall,  c.  fair.  W.,  2  wells,  and  springs  in  pastures.  F. 
T.,  good  supply.  A.,  some  pears.  R.  S.,  Lebanon,  5  m.  P.  O., 
Lebanon,  3  m.  C,  Goshen  Society,  Cong.,  f  m.  S.,  Goshen 
Hill,  i^  m.  Farm  lies  on  elevated  ground,  free  from  early 
frosts;  early  land,  good  soil.  Price,  $2,500;  terms,  cash. 
Address  of  the  owners,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Randall,  Lebanon ;  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Pettis,  22  Pearl  St.,  Willimantic.  Person  authorized  to 
sell  the  property,  E.  R.  Randall,  Lebanon. 

Goshen.  75  a.  —  30  m.,  30  p.,  15  w.  H.,  good  size,  L, 
small  and  large,  7  r.,  c.  g.  B.,  large,  c.  g.  F.,  fair.  W.,  good. 
P.  O.,  Goshen,  i^  m.  C,  Goshen,  i^  m.  S.,  ^  m.  Known 
as  John  D.  Barton  farm;  general  condition  of  the  property, 
good.     Price  $3,000.     S.   B.  Williams,  Waterbury. 


NOTE.  6l 

Note.  —  Statistics  of  the  condition  and  products  of  certain 
branches  of  industry  in  Connecticut  for  the  year  ending  Octo- 
ber I,  1845,  prepared  from  the  returns  of  the  assessors  by 
Daniel  P.  Tyler,  Secretary  of  State.  A  volume  of  242  pages 
under  the  above  title  has  recently  come  into  my  possession. 

The  changes  that  have  taken  place  in  the  productive  in- 
dustries of  Connecticut  in  this  half  century  are  very  remarkable, 
and  are  beyond  the  memory  of  most  who  are  in  active  life. 
The  relative  prices  are  as  remarkable  in  many  cases  as  the 
quantities  produced. 

While  I  cannot  here  attempt  even  a  summary  of  these 
changes,  I  note  a  few. 

Sheep  husbandry  has  suffered  the  greatest  decline  in  agri- 
culture. In  1845,  Litchfield  County,  alone,  is  credited  with 
88,741,  nearly  three  times  the  number  at  present  in  the  whole 
state. 

Cheese-making  has  yielded  to  the  demand  for  market 
milk. 

A  more  notable  change  has  taken  place  in  our  manufactures. 
Then  they  were  very  evenly  distribued  over  the  state.  Change 
in  methods  of  transportation  have  caused  the  rural  districts 
not  provided  with  -these  facilities  to  be  deserted  by  them,  to 
become  more  strictly  rural.  In  manufactures  this  is  most 
evident  in  tanneries,  which  were  then  very  numerous  in  all 
parts  of  the  state,  187  in  all,  Litchfield  County  having  49,  and 
one  of  buckskin.  These  maintained  a  demand  for  hides,  giving 
full  market  price,  or  even  more  in  some  localities.  In  this 
connection,  the  item  of  bark  furnished  employment  at  certain 
seasons  for  a  large  number  of  men,  and  a  considerable  revenue 
to  the  landowner. 

I  am  not  aware  that  there  has  been  any  effort  to  collect 
these  statistics  since  1845.  These  were  necessarily  somewhat 
imperfect.  Few  towns  report  any  poultry.  Apples  were 
almost  the  only  fruit  reported,  and  these  were  usually  prized  at 
ten  cents  a  bushel,  showing  the  cider-mill  as  their  destiny. 

The  general  cause  of  these  changes,  affecting  the  population, 
gathering  them  intO'  cities  and  villages,  at  the  loss  to  the  rural 
districts,  is  very  apparent.  To  give  in  detail  those  affecting 
each  particular  town  or  district,  or  any  individual  industry, 
will  exceed  my  present  purpose,  but  with  the  design  of  pre- 
paring a  more  complete  review  of  the  case,  I  would  like  to 
have  any  one  who  remembers  back  50  years  or  more,  or  young 


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persons  interested,  to  give  me  disappearance  or  growth  of  any 
particular  industry,  agricultural  or  manufacturing,  that  I  may 
have  something  besides  my  personal  observations.  Any 
communications  on  this  question  will  be  thankfully  received, 
and  help  to  solve  the  much-agitated  question  of  so-called 
"  Abandoned  Farms." 

T.  S.  GOLD,  Secretary. 
West  Cornwall,  Conn.,  Sept.  8,  1899. 


AN  ANCIENT  ELM 

Stands  on  a  hill  in  Cornwall  1,300  feet  above  sea  level,  where  it  has  withstood  the  blasts  of  a  hundred 

years  since  it  arrived  at  maturity. 


I  am  very  desirous  to  make  a  list  with  description  and  cuts  of  re- 
markable trees  in  Connecticut,  forest  or  fruit  trees,  and  I  solicit  from  all 
parts  of  the  State  notices  of  trees  remarkable  for  size  or  productiveness 
or  quality  of  fruit  or  nuts,  or  of  historic  or  memorial  trees,  in  country  or 
city.     Negatives  are  better  than  photos  to  make  plates  for  illustrations. 

Please  send  in  your  notes  to  make  the  list  as  complete  as  possible. 
Connecticut  is  full  of  such  trees. 

T.  S.  GOLD, 

West  Cornwall,  Conn. 


